Environment
Rewetting: MEP accuses Taoiseach of 'scaremongering'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been accused of “scaremongering” for his “own political interest” on the proposed European Union (EU) Nature...
Environment
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been accused of “scaremongering” for his “own political interest” on the proposed European Union (EU) Nature...
biodiversity
A funding package totaling €2.7 million has been approved for biodiversity projects throughout the country, the Minister of State for...
biodiversity
Rathvilly, Co. Carlow man Fergus Coogan, who is a sales manager at Borris Agri Sales, has been busy carrying out...
Organics
Martin and Kathleen Keenan, from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, have been slowly switching over to organic farming for the past year....
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s (NI) total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by almost a quarter (24%) between 1990 and 2020. Figures published...
Environment
The publication of a ‘Ponds for Wildlife’ pamphlet has been launched by An Taisce’s Legacy4LIFE ponds biodiversity team. The pamphlet...
biodiversity
The government has been urged to ensure that the recommendations in the final report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity...
Environment
On the International Day for Biodiversity today (Monday, May 22), the government has announced a biodiversity restoration project in Wicklow...
Agri-Business
Farmers in the northwest have been rewarded with €2.4 million for delivering improved biodiversity, water quality and climate regulation, the...
Environment
Generational issues and consumer miscommunication were among the main issues affecting young farmers which were highlighted at the European Council...
biodiversity
Several farm walks with focus on biodiversity, soil health, and hedgerows will take place over the next week as part...
Rural Life
The number of farms globally will most likely decline by the end of the 21st century, and the average farm...
Environment
Farmers at a meeting in Co. Mayo last night (Monday, May 16) told politicians and farm organisation representatives that rewetting...
Environment
The ‘Bee Better’ campaign has been launched ahead of World Bee Day on Saturday (May 20), to raise awareness about...
Agri-Business
Some farming policy choices made by the EU and Ireland were not the right ones and some went too far,...
Agri-Business
Teagasc is currently recruiting a researcher to examine how to protect, restore and enhance biodiversity in Irish agricultural systems. The...
Environment
The Beef Plan Movement (BPM) believes the Citizens’ Assembly has taken “a negative stance on agriculture” and it is concerned...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is offering farmers the opportunity to travel to...