Environment
Von der Leyen: Europe will 'stay the course' to protect nature
The president of the European Commission has vowed to continue honouring the Paris Climate Change Agreement and work with “all...
Climate
Environment
FAO: Govts should have targets to reduce nitrogen
The rise in nitrogen (N) fertilisers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering food...
Sponsored
Give your dairy hygiene programme a spring clean
Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
Environment
Funding of €5.2m for climate projects announced for Ireland and NZ
Climate projects aimed at developing new technologies to reduce and account for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are to receive funding...
Rural Life
Weather data: December was 11th warmest on record
The average national temperature for December 2024 was 7.70 °C, which is 1.47 ° above the most recent 1991-2020 long-term...
Environment
COFORD highlights climate importance of forest-based biomass
The COFORD Council has published a new paper, entitled ‘Forest Based Biomass and Modern Bioenergy, Moving to Net Zero’. The...
Environment
Now is the time for tough talking on climate - An Taisce
As negotiations continue around the formation of the new government, An Taisce is calling on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael...
Environment
McConalogue commends ACRES participants for work on climate
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has commended farmers across Ireland for their efforts to protect water...
Environment
T&Cs finalised for renewable electricity export scheme
The terms and conditions of the export phase of the Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (SRESS) have been published today...
Sponsored
Watch: The multipurpose material for the agricultural sector
Discover how Stokbord is the multipurpose material for the agricultural sector and is taking the agricultural and equestrian world by...
Agri-Business
€4m for research on bovine TB, soil and climate change
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with special responsibility for research, Martin Heydon,...
Dairy
US dairy farm size set to maintain an upward trajectory
Dairy farm size in the United States (US) looks set to increase further during the period ahead, as economic pressures...
Environment
Copernicus: 2024 expected to be 'warmest year' to date
Latest month climate trends point to 2024 being on track to be the “warmest year” on record according to the...
Rural Life
Irish Rural Link CEO elected as candidate for EESC presidency
The chief executive of Irish Rural Link (IRL) Séamus Boland has been elected as a designated candidate for the next...
Environment
Controlling methane emissions a 'rapid solution' to climate crisis - activist
A Chilean farmer and leading UN climate activist, who is taking part today (Monday, November 25) in a high profile...
N.Ireland
Great Agri-Food Debate set for Waterford next week
Ireland’s top universities are set to face-off at the semi-final and final stages of this year’s prestigious Great Agri-Food Debate...
Sponsored
Real profits start after 3rd lactation - are your cows making it?
Are you aware that the real profits begin after the third lactation? Research shows that it typically takes two lactations...
Agri-Business
COP29: Transform agri-food systems to reduce carbon emissions - FAO
The only way to reduce carbon emissions and limit global warming is to “transform” agri-food systems, the director-general of the...
Agri-Business
Commissioner: Irish research 'driving essential' agri-food projects
A unique event, ‘Collaborating for Impact: Ireland and Europe working together on agri-food research’ was jointly hosted by Teagasc and the...
Environment
Copernicus: 2024 'virtually certain to be the warmest year'
Latest indications point to 2024 being the “warmest year on record and the first year of more than 1.5°C above...
Environment
EPA: Support highest in urban areas for banning peat for home heating
Latest results from an ongoing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) project suggest that the level of support for some policies such...