Environment
Next month, Ireland will host the second European Carbon Farming Summit. The event will take place, from March 4 to March 6 in Dublin Castle.
New research from the University of Leeds found that soil under hedges has greater carbon storage potential that that of grassland soil
Rural Life
Going to a Christmas tree farm wasn't really 'a thing' in Ireland when Karen and Justin Morton first opened their farm in 2005.
Investing in soils could benefit the environment, animal and human health as well as achieving a net zero target, according to IGFS research.
The first raised bog restoration and peatland rewetting project Shanakyle Bog Restoration in Co. Clare has recently been finalised.
A "pilot scheme in relation to on-farm carbon trading to reward farmers for public goods" is in the pipeline as an action under Ag Climatise.
Opinion
Recently soil scientists from Rothemsted research station in the UK undermined the proposal to increase soil carbon by 0.4% per year
