Rural Life
Irish people are among the strongest supporters of farmers in Europe, but are less confident of government support in sustainable farming.
Agri Politics
Data centres have been the subject of much heated debate in recent weeks, but are they of concern for farmers and rural communities?
Environment
The Green Party has said that agriculture has a "mountain to climb" to meet its legally binding emissions targets for 2030.
Agriculture's GHG emissions decreased by 0.2% in 2025 but it remained the largest contributor to overall emissions in Ireland.
A critical policy objective is to protect fair income for farmers, according to Phase 2 of the Land Use Review published this week.
N.Ireland
A construction contract for a new £8 million research facility at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough has been awarded.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its assessment of five key air pollutants which impact air quality, health and the environment for 2024.
Dairy
The EU Commission has approved a €615.7 million Dutch State aid scheme to support the reduction of emissions in the dairy farming sector.
Agri-Business
A Fine Gael councillor is urging the government to urgently overhaul the VAT policy on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel.
Beef
Farm organisations are understood to be concerned over a potential drop in carcass weights if the age at slaughter decreases.
A feeding trial at the Tully Progeny Test Centre in Co. Kildare, has been exploring how diet...
A scheme supporting the removal of agricultural land from production in Denmark is a "major mistake", according to Farm Europe.
Denmark is to roll out a scheme to support landowners who remove agricultural or forestry land from production to reduce emissions.
Emissions from the agriculture sector decreased by 3.8% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, compared to the same period in the previous year.
The Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy outlined barriers to achieving emissions reduction targets in the agriculture sector.
Machinery
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week advanced American farmers' and equipment...
The milk in your coffee could soon have a smaller environmental footprint, thanks to a new project exploring how alternative livestock feeds.
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to opt into the latest phase of the Beef Carbon...
The West Kerry Dairy Farmers (WKDF) Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) has published a "learning brief" outlining its journey since 2020.
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) said the possibility of placing limits on the TAMS are "a cause for concern".
Since January 1, all conventional dairy farmers in Denmark with over 50 cows are required to reduce methane emissions by adjusting their feed.
B+LNZ is leading a call by global agricultural organisations for countries to take a split-gas approach when reporting GHG emissions.
The Danish government is making efforts to push for emissions pricing on methane from livestock across the EU in line with its own tax.
