
Rural Life
Survey: Majority of farmers believe better broadband will aid environment
Over two-thirds of a recently polled farming community (67%) say that the introduction of high-speed broadband to their area will...
Rural Life
Over two-thirds of a recently polled farming community (67%) say that the introduction of high-speed broadband to their area will...
Environment
Two reports published in recent days have shown conflicting views on Ireland’s position on renewable energy, e.g., wind or solar...
Environment
Brazil had the highest level of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from land-use change between 2012-2021, according to a new report....
Agri-Business
A group of the world’s largest and most influential agri-business companies and organisations has this week launched an action plan...
N.Ireland
Reducing the carbon footprint of dairy farms is achievable. However, a range of tools will be needed to effect change....
Organics
The National Organic Beef Open Day is set to take place on the farm of John Purcell in Ross, Golden,...
Environment
Farmers are among those sought by the European Commission to apply for an expert group on carbon removals, and support...
Agri-Business
Aurivo is calling on its farmer members to apply to participate in a sustainable farming initiative, which aims to assist...
N.Ireland
Strathroy Dairy’s processing plant in Omagh, Co. Tyrone is now officially a carbon-neutral site, according to the processor. Strathroy said...
Machinery News
Those people who are eagerly declaring the plough dead and gone have obviously not considered the ingenuity of research institutions...
Environment
A panel discussion on the opportunities of carbon farming was held this week (Tuesday, February 1, 2022) in the European...
Environment
Most people do not recognise agriculture as the main contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while individual actions tend to...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland continues to decarbonise its milk sector and greater strides to this effect can be expected. This was one...
Agri-Business
Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and World Farming Organisation (WFO) president Peter Kendall believes that agriculture’s direct response to the...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has today (Thursday, November 19) announced that the department is...
Environment
Dingle Creativity and Innovation Hub has been awarded €220,000 EU Horizon 2020 funding to enable west Kerry farmers to participate...
Tillage
The recent Crops 2030 report released by Teagasc examined the tillage sector’s sustainability credentials, and under environmental sustainability it hit...
Environment
Experiments with liming and nutrient use on grassland and soil indicate there are “no effects” to carbon stocks and this...