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Frank O’Mara: Is reduction in the national herd needed?

July 29, 2019

By Prof. Frank O’Mara, director of research, Teagasc The debate on how agriculture deals with greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) has intensified in recent…

2050 targets: Agriculture needs to improve ‘environmentally and commercially’

May 17, 2019

Environment

We need to improve agriculture both environmentally and commercially to meet proposed EU targets for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050, though Ireland’s climate…

Boyle: Bulk of environmental adjustments will have to be made by dairy

March 27, 2019

Environment

Any environmental changes which will be required in the agricultural sector will cost money – and the bulk of the adjustments will have…

Climate committee won’t recommend tax on agri-emissions

March 21, 2019

Rural Life

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action will not recommend a tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture when it submits its final…

‘Agro-forestry’ offers financial benefit if payments extended

February 19, 2019

Environment

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has argued in favour of ‘agro-forestry’, saying it offers financial benefits for farmers, but only if the government…

Former TD: Wind could offset all of Ireland’s agri-emissions

February 8, 2019

Environment

A former TD and European Parliament President has said that wind energy produced here could offset all of Ireland’s agriculture emissions. Pat Cox,…

UFU: ‘Genuine partnerships needed to tackle ammonia’

December 28, 2018

Environment

Genuine working partnerships must be at the heart of any plans to tackle ammonia in Northern Ireland, according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union…

Emissions: Stage V widens scope to cover all ‘non-road vehicles’

November 19, 2018

Machinery

Limits on exhaust emissions are getting ever tighter. The start of 2019 will see the introduction of the ‘European Stage V non road…

Reducing food production could cut emissions – UK report

November 15, 2018

Environment

Reducing demand for beef, lamb and milk by changing diets could help cut back on methane and nitrous oxide emissions, according to a…

Origin Green could be labelled ‘fake news’ – Green Party chief

July 5, 2018

Environment

Origin Green – Ireland’s food and drink sustainability programme – is in danger of being labelled “fake news” by our competitors, warned Green Party…

‘Our policy of driving dairy expansion is deeply flawed’

June 28, 2018

Environment

Irish dairy farmers are being urged to prepare for unavoidable “extreme weather shocks” in the coming years, a leading climatologist has warned. In…

‘We cannot be continuously judged on our past record’

June 21, 2018

Environment

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has said that Ireland must “redouble its sustainability efforts” in order to meet…

Projected increase of 9% in agricultural emissions by 2030

June 11, 2018

Environment

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from Irish agriculture are projected to increase by 9% relative to levels recorded in 2005 by 2030, unless significant efforts…

Growing livestock numbers to drive increase in agriculture’s GHG emissions

May 31, 2018

Environment

Growing livestock numbers – particularly in the national dairy herd – are set to drive an increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from…

Dairy giants feature on latest EPA national priority list

April 20, 2018

Environment

Two major players in the dairy processing industry on the island of Ireland feature on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest National Priority…

EU demands 30% cut in agri emissions by 2030 in new targets

April 19, 2018

Environment

New targets demanding the reduction of emissions coming from agriculture by 30% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, have been approved by the…

Agricultural emissions pose challenge for economic competitiveness

July 20, 2017

Agri-Business

Agriculture makes the greatest contribution to Ireland’s emissions, despite the industry managing to cut releases to below the peak levels seen in 1990, according…

Why do engine emissions matter and what have they to do with your tractor?

January 20, 2017

Machinery

Nowadays, technical developments in modern agricultural (and other) diesel engines are driven by emissions legislation. This legislation is designed to reduce the production of harmful…

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