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How will climate change affect tillage farmers?

December 9, 2019

Cara Augustenborg’s presentation at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s (ITLUS’s) conference on Wednesday, December 4, focused on climate change and emissions.…

ITLUS set to challenge members next week

November 29, 2019

Tillage

The Irish Tillage and Land Use Society (ITLUS) is celebrating 50 years in 2019 and over those years the tillage industry has faced…

Creed launches public consultation on ‘Ag-Climatise’

November 18, 2019

Environment

Minister Michael Creed has launched a public consultation process for a new climate change mitigation initiative. The consultation for ‘Ag-Climatise: A National Climate…

Future Farming Forum events set for the ‘faithful county’

November 12, 2019

Environment

Two free ‘Future Farming Forum’ events are being organised for the farming community in Co. Offaly in the coming weeks. Organised by Green…

‘Festival of Farming and Food’ to mark Science Week

November 11, 2019

Environment

Teagasc has organised a number of events over the coming days for Science Week (November 10-17) under the programme of the ‘Festival of…

Government approves agriculture climate change adaptation plan

October 31, 2019

Environment

Government approval for the Agriculture, Forest and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan has been welcomed by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the…

Minister: ‘We run the risk of push-back from farmers’

October 16, 2019

Environment

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has warned that there is a risk of “push-back” from farmers on the issue of climate change mitigation if…

Bruton’s attempt to ‘pass buck’ on climate challenge ‘won’t wash’ with farmers – Smith

September 20, 2019

Agri Politics

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, is attempting to “pass the buck” on tackling climate change to farmers and…

‘Every day our emissions go up we are stealing from our children’s future’

September 13, 2019

Environment

Ireland is facing into a disaster with climate change and has “incredibly high” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This country has a situation, at…

‘If it’s one soil type on this island that we have abused it’s our bogs…’

September 12, 2019

Environment

If we go back to the United Nations (UN) framework convention on climate change 1992 – the issues are all there; there is…

Could an extra-terrestrial manage the planet better than we can?

September 8, 2019

Environment

If you were an extra-terrestrial coloniser and you discovered a new planet in a distant solar system to colonise – you were super-intelligent…

‘By 2030 dairy will be two-thirds of absolute emissions in agriculture’ – Teagasc

September 4, 2019

Environment

2016 data indicates that beef contributed 44% of the emissions; dairy – 56%, but by 2030 dairy will be two-thirds of the absolute…

UN report: Better land management and dietary changes needed

August 8, 2019

Environment

A new UN report has urged for better land management and dietary changes in efforts to limit the impact of climate change and…

What can ethanol contribute to Ireland’s climate obligations?

July 29, 2019

Environment

In 2009, the EU adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) which for the first time mandated that 10% of the transport energy used…

Calls for E10 petrol access for Irish fuel suppliers

July 25, 2019

Agri-Business

Offaly Fine Gael TD Marcella Corcoran Kennedy has called for a switch to E10 petrol by fuel suppliers “as a quick low-cost climate…

New commission president ‘stands ready’ for further Brexit extension

July 16, 2019

Agri-Business

The new incoming president of the European Commission has said that she “stands ready” for a further extension of the Brexit deadline date…

Climate activists ‘bark up Bruton’s tree’ at forestry event

July 8, 2019

Forestry

A group of climate change activists abruptly interrupted Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Richard Bruton during his keynote speech at…

Climate change: ‘Campaigners must avoid making scapegoat of agriculture’

June 6, 2019

Agri Politics

Commentators and campaigners must avoid the mistake of making an environmental scapegoat of agriculture when it comes to climate change, according to the…

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