Environment
Rural Independents: Climate report would 'destroy' farmer income
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has said that proposals contained in a new climate report would “destroy” the livelihoods...
Environment
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has said that proposals contained in a new climate report would “destroy” the livelihoods...
Environment
Ireland will need to cut livestock numbers by up to 30%, plant up to 875,000ha of forestry and carry out...
Environment
Global warming is on track to reach 1.5°above pre-industrial averages in the early 2030s, according to a new study. Scientists...
N.Ireland
Delivering on sustainability throughout the farming industry and in all rural communities is now an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) priority....
Environment
2022 was the fifth warmest year ever recorded globally and the second hottest ever recorded in Europe, the European Union’s...
Rural Life
Farmers will not stand for a reduction in their incomes or the destruction of their livelihoods in order to meet...
Environment
2023 is off to a warm start with record-breaking heat across several European countries on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, according...
Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue will address a farming and climate summit held by the Irish...
Rural Life
With an average temperature of just over 10.8°, 2022 is provisionally the warmest year on record for Ireland, national weather...
Rural Life
The lack of allotments and community gardens on the island of Ireland was highlighted recently, at a meeting of community...
Environment
The new Climate Action Plan has identified eight key targets for the agriculture sector including a 300,000t cap on chemical...
Agri-Business
The new Climate Action Plan will aim to incentivise farmers to reduce livestock numbers on a voluntary basis from next...
N.Ireland
According to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), 31 MLAs attended this week’s COP27 climate change debate, hosted by the organisation...
Forestry
The carbon sequestration target for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector will be “extremely challenging” for Ireland,...
N.Ireland
Managing carbon efficiently is now an absolute priority for beef and sheep farmers throughout Northern Ireland, according to one leading...
Environment
Two reports published in recent days have shown conflicting views on Ireland’s position on renewable energy, e.g., wind or solar...
Agri-Business
The way in which methane emissions are calculated needs to change after 2030, according to Dr. Laurence Shalloo of Teagasc....
Environment
The presidency of the 2022 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) expressed “deep regret” that developed countries continue to...