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Coveney calls out ‘sloppy’, ‘ill-informed’ commentary on farming and climate change

February 27, 2020

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, has warned of “well-meaning” but “ill-formed” commentary circulating in national media about…

‘We need to reward farmers to lower emissions’ – senior EU official

February 13, 2020

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A senior figure in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) has said that farmers “need to be rewarded” as…

Green diesel in crosshairs as Greens call out ‘harmful subsidies’

January 24, 2020

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The Green Party has homed in on “harmful subsidies” which include reduced rates of excise on marked “green” agricultural diesel, and supports for…

IFA climate change event gets underway in Dublin

January 21, 2020

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An event examining Irish farming’s role in climate change, organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), is taking place in Dublin today. The…

Major UN climate conference comes to ‘disappointing’ end

December 16, 2019

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A major UN climate conference came to an end yesterday, Sunday, December 15, amid significant disagreement among countries and climate activists on how…

How will climate change affect tillage farmers?

December 9, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…