Environment
Embracing change and fighting the good fight on all things farming
It’s nearly 20 years since Mike Pearson was appointed principal of Gurteen Agricultural College and it’s fair to say that...
Environment
It’s nearly 20 years since Mike Pearson was appointed principal of Gurteen Agricultural College and it’s fair to say that...
Environment
Mike Pearson has been principal of Gurteen Agricultural College for nearly 20 years, having first taken up the role in...
Rural Life
When Mike Pearson took over as principal of Gurteen Agricultural College in 2000 he was facing into a changing landscape....
Agri Politics
The annual Energy in Agriculture event took place in Gurteen Agricultural College on Tuesday, August 20, with what was, according...
Environment
There has been little action by Government in terms of bioenergy and its role in renewable energy supply in Ireland....
Agri Politics
Ireland is “shamefully” behind on climate action; the Irish Government didn’t take 2020 climate action targets seriously and there was...
Agri Politics
The key issue for Irish MEPs like Séan Kelly as they face into a new term in Brussels is Brexit....
Environment
In 2017, Ireland produced 7.3 billion litres of milk on-farm – this equates to 312GW hours of energy. By 2020,...
Dairy
Nationally, about 42kW hours of electricity are consumed for every tonne of milk produced. In 2017, Ireland produced 7.3 billion...
Agri Politics
We all need to look at our carbon footprint and see how we can make energy efficiencies in our daily...
Environment
In Ireland, we need to look at what can work for us in terms of energy and understand better how...
Environment
If we go back in time the whole climate problem has been a product of the last 40 to 50...
Agri Politics
Energy is part of the Irish agriculture story and while it’s never going to be the only income from a...
Agri-Business
What the Energy in Agriculture conference and exhibition is aiming for is to arm farmers with as much knowledge as...