Environment
Agri emissions target will be 'very challenging' - research
New research published by Teagasc has shown that it will be “very challenging” for the agriculture sector to meet its...
Climate Change Advisory Council
Environment
Ireland must phase out harmful fossil fuels by 2039 - CCAC
Ireland will need to phase out the use of harmful fossil fuels by 2039 if the country is to meet...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Environment
CCAC: Ireland needs to urgently complete Land Use Review
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that while the fall in emissions last year has brought Ireland closer...
Environment
An Taisce urges CCAC to 'follow the science' on agri emissions
An Taisce is urging the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) “to follow the science on agricultural emission reductions”. The An...
Environment
CCAC: Government must ensure sufficient protected urea supplies
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that the government must be proactive on ensuring there are sufficient supplies...
Environment
Govt not implementing climate policy fast enough - CCAC
The government is not implementing climate policy fast enough, according to the chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC),...
Rural Life
CCAC calls for home energy upgrades ahead of 'challenging winter'
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has called for swift action to support people and communities this winter by addressing...
Agri Politics
CCAC: Emissions reduction targets 'will need to be revised upwards'
While the agreed sectoral emissions reduction targets are an “important milestone”, the announced figures are problematic, the chair of the...
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Farmer Wellbeing Board offers support to those in need
“A picture paints a thousand words” – this well-known phrase perfectly captures the essence of the Farmer Wellbeing Board, designed...
Environment
Public consultation on carbon budgets is launched
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has today (December 22) opened a public consultation on the...
Forestry
FII: Forestry is key to tackling carbon emissions
Forestry has the potential to deliver 300 million tonnes of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration by the middle of this...
Environment
'Methane is different from other GHGs' - climate council chair
The way methane is treated and measured in climate change science is “probably not appropriate”, according to the chairperson of...
Beef
Hill farmers on mooted suckler cull: 'Is climate change now a factor of economics?'
It is totally unacceptable that the suckler sector is targeted while the dairy sector that has seen massive growth gets...
Environment
Creed on suckler cull proposal: 'It's an evolving picture'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has given his reaction to the Climate Change Advisory Council’s (CCAC’s)...
Beef
'Overly simplistic' to advise suckler reduction for climate action - ICSA
It is “overly simplistic” to advise that suckler numbers be reduced to mitigate climate change, according to the Irish Cattle...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Beef
'Alternative uses' suggested for land 'released from beef production'
If proposals to drastically reduce the suckler cow herd in Ireland are acted upon, land “released” from such measures must...
Environment
Climate report calling for suckler cut 'based on flawed logic' - IFA
Proposals in the recently published Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) report to significantly reduce the national suckler herd have been...
Beef
Drastic cut of up to 53% to suckler herd needed - climate council
Ireland must reduce its bovine numbers – specifically its suckler cows – as part of its climate change efforts, according...
Environment
Ireland 'completely off course' for climate emission targets
Irish greenhouse gas emissions are rising rather than falling, meaning the country is completely off course in its efforts to...