Environment
A total of six farm hazardous waste collection days are set to take place across the country over the coming weeks.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is planning to expand collections of farm hazardous waste.
The inclusion of agricultural tyres in the EPR scheme needs to be postponed until there is engagement with stakeholders, the IFA said.
Machinery
The car tyre is already catered for in the the Irish tyre recycling scheme which is now being expanded to include tractor tyres.
Rural Life
There are 34,665 farms in the country out of a total of 65,247 awaiting to be passed for fibre cabling to ensure high-speed broadband
The MREF is calling for a major overhaul of the second phase of the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Support Scheme (SRESS).
A 13-year soil mapping programme across Ireland has been completed with the collection of its final sample in Co. Cork.
The DECC is currently developing the "detailed" terms and conditions of the Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (SRESS).
A new report from the Department of the Environment reveals that Irish people have a high awareness of climate change.
A farmhouse, whiskey distillery and the Department of the Environment headquarters are among the shortlist for a national architecture award.
An Taisce has claimed that the government's new National Biomethane Strategy could be the subject of a complaint to the United Nations (UN).
Farmers in the southwest have been warned about a low-flying aircraft in the region over the coming months as part of a nationwide survey.
Machinery News
The FTMTA has voiced concern that the expansion of a recycling scheme to include agricultural tyres could be "unworkable".
Agricultural tyres are set to be included in the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme from next year.
The government's new National Biomethane Strategy must include a minimum of 50% in capital funding, Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) said.
The Department of the Environment said there will be no further extension to the exemption allowing for burning of agricultural green waste.
Farmers are being reminded that the final exemption for the on-farm burning of cut agricultural green waste will come to an end next week.
The final extension to the exemption allowing for the onsite burning of cut green agricultural waste will begin on Friday (September 1).
The removal of VAT for solar panels will apply to private houses and not to farm installations, the Department of the Environment (DECC) said
The initial report on the government's land use review recommends food security be used to assess sustainable food production in Ireland.
Ireland has to cut livestock numbers by 30%, plant 875,000ha of forestry and carry out significant rewetting to meet climate change targets.
Alternatives to burning agricultural, green waste and their viability for Irish farmers are being explored in the report.
Agri Politics
The deputy challenged department officials over the emissions ceiling for agriculture, which was discussed by the JOCAFM yesterday.
