Environment
Farmers urged to 'have their say' on draft Climate Action Plans
Local authorities across the country have prepared Draft Climate Action Plans for 2024–2029. Independent senator Victor Boyhan, who is a...
Environment
Local authorities across the country have prepared Draft Climate Action Plans for 2024–2029. Independent senator Victor Boyhan, who is a...
Agri-Business
French food group Danone has signed an agreement to sell its premium organic dairy units in the US to Platinum Equity,...
Rural Life
It is expected that 2023 will be the warmest year on record for Ireland, with unprecedented levels of rainfall at times,...
Rural Life
Met Éireann and University College Dublin (UCD) have launched a new research programme using artificial intelligence (AI) and data science...
Dairy
Ireland remains a low performer in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), dropping six places this year to 43rd among 59 countries. The CCPI is...
Environment
2023 looks set to be the warmest year on record according to the latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service...
Rural Life
Met Éireann has said that the weather in November was mild overall, with the wettest conditions reported in the northwest....
Environment
A reduction in the use of nitrogen fertiliser is one of the main contributing factors in a decrease in emissions...
Environment
Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agri-food systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food...
Environment
45 European organisations have come together this week in Austria to launch the new European Rewilding Coalition. The coalition, convened...
Environment
The Global Dairy Platform (GDP) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) have announced their dedication to climate action and sustainability...
Forestry
A cultural and behavioural change to the role trees play on farms is needed, a conference on agroforestry has heard....
Environment
The need for collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Agri-Business
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Martin Heydon has stressed the importance of...
Environment
The European Commission has approved 171 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action, worth more than €396 million. It...
Agri Politics
The Sinn Féin president, Mary Lou McDonald, has told her party’s Ard Fheis that “agriculture must be supported as it...
Environment
This year is “virtually certain to be the warmest year on record”, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Its...
Environment
A new survey has found that nine in 10 (90%) homeowners in Ireland are markedly concerned by the escalating threat...