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New national carbon observatory to monitor emissions and removals

November 19, 2020

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has today (Thursday, November 19) announced that the department is investing in the…

€200k to help west Kerry farmers achieve greater carbon efficiency

October 13, 2020

Environment

Dingle Creativity and Innovation Hub has been awarded €220,000 EU Horizon 2020 funding to enable west Kerry farmers to participate as a Sustainable…

How does Irish tillage compare to other sectors on emissions?

September 10, 2020

Tillage

The recent Crops 2030 report released by Teagasc examined the tillage sector’s sustainability credentials, and under environmental sustainability it hit the high notes.…

How does liming and nutrient use impact carbon stocks in soil?

September 10, 2019

Environment

Experiments with liming and nutrient use on grassland and soil indicate there are “no effects” to carbon stocks and this is a very…

Should landowners who promote carbon sequestration be rewarded?

September 9, 2019

Environment

From the onset of agriculture – 7,000/8,000 years ago – 150Gt of carbon have been lost to cultivation. This may suggest that many…

‘Turf cutting is brilliant for my mental health’ – Flanagan

April 6, 2019

Environment

The owners of bogs and peatlands should receive payments on a per hectare basis for sequestering carbon, according to independent MEP Luke ‘Ming’…

What’s wrong with planting lots of trees in Co. Leitrim?

January 21, 2018

Opinion

I have to take issue with MEP Marian Harkin’s assertion that private forestry development and large-scale tree planting in places like Co. Leitrim…

‘Hypocrisy’: Farming groups give cutting retort to Citizens’ Assembly proposals

November 6, 2017

Environment

There has been a strong reaction from Irish farming organisations to recommendations put forward by the Citizens’ Assembly in relation to increased carbon…

‘Biogas trumps biomass on carbon efficiency’ – claim agri-food giants

October 9, 2017

Environment

Converting farm waste to natural gas has the power to decarbonise Ireland’s agricultural food supply chain, agri industry heavyweights have claimed. As fears…

‘Pumping’ atmospheric carbon into the soil to mitigate global warming is not feasible

April 30, 2017

Environment

UN plans to mitigate global warming by burying atmospheric carbon in the ground to enrich soil are laudable but currently flawed, according to a…

‘Selective misrepresentation of research by environmental NGOs’ – IFA

April 3, 2017

Environment

Environmental NGOs are engaged in a continuous campaign of undermining the agri-food sector, according to IFA Environment Chairman, Thomas Cooney. Cooney has accused…

€60m worth of fuel could be lying unused in farmers’ sheds

March 25, 2016

Tillage

Ireland could substitute €60m worth of imported oil by utilising excess straw as a renewable energy source, IFA presidential candidate Joe Healy has…

‘Planting just uplands is not enough to combat carbon emissions’

February 29, 2016

Environment

Planting the upper lands of Ireland is not enough to combat Ireland’s carbon emissions when farmers on the lower lands are increasing production,…

Carbon to replace milk as the new quota in farming

September 15, 2015

Dairy

Carbon will become the new quota in Irish farming, according to Trinity College economist Professor Alan Matthews. Matthews was addressing over 400 farming…

Are we over estimating the amounts of carbon stored in soil?

July 6, 2014

Environment

A potential source of error in calculating soil carbon budgets has been identified by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Agricultural Research…

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