Environment
'Switch from suckler cows to Friesian bulls to meet climate targets'
A switch from suckling systems to dairy-calf to beef has been recommended as a key way for Ireland to meet its...
Environment
A switch from suckling systems to dairy-calf to beef has been recommended as a key way for Ireland to meet its...
Environment
A key EU proposals on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is set to be announced later this month, according to the...
Environment
The Director of Friends of the Earth (Ireland) has said that Ireland can no longer sustainably base its rural economy...
Environment
Irish taxpayers could be facing a €2-3 billion bill after 2020 owing to agriculture and other economic sectors not meeting...
Other
Plans to update EU type approval rules and emission limits for internal combustion engines in non-road mobile machinery (NRMM), such...
Environment
Ireland leads the way in developing a national strategy that allows for sustainable agricultural intensification while, at the same time,...
Environment
Farmers and those involved in agri-business see sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes as more important than reducing and removing...
Environment
Some 81% of people ‘agree strongly’ or ‘agree’ that Ireland’s EU emissions targets pose a big challenge to the expansion...
Agri Politics
Members of the European Agriculture Committee have asked to scrap the European Commission’s plans to set new binding reduction targets...
Environment
A significant effort will be needed for Ireland to meet its EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and to become...
Beef
Some 60% of the measures that farmers can take currently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will either make the business money...
Dairy
Laser guns are being used to measure methane emissions from dairy cows with the aim of breeding cattle for future...