Dairy
'No silver bullet approach' to cutting energy usage
At this year’s ‘Dairy Sustainability Day’, Teagasc’s John Upton outlined some ways in which farmers can reduce their energy usage...
Energy
Agri-Business
Hogan urges action on sub-sea interconnector as Brexit looms
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has called for “urgent action” on plans for a €1...
Sponsored
Info events set for farmers interested in Wagyu cattle
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland is currently seeking farmers interested in producing, rearing and finishing Wagyu cattle. The group is set to...
Opinion
Energy crops are a distraction for Irish farmers
Energy crops, such as miscanthus and fast-growing poplars, should have no role to play within Ireland’s land use management plans...
Tillage
Cost benefits of beet and maize continue to be promoted
“People know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” This was how Brian Reidy, of Premier Farm Nutrition,...
Agri Politics
'Wartime measures' needed to ignite biofuel industry in Ireland
“Wartime measures” may ultimately be needed to curb the use of fossil oil on Europe’s roads and drive momentum towards...
Environment
Energy Now Expo 2017 to take place in Kilkenny tomorrow
The Energy Now Expo 2017 will take place on October 25 and 26, at The Hub, Cillin Hill, Co. Kilkenny....
Environment
€17 million fund for Renewable Heat Incentive scheme in Budget 2018
A total fund of €17 million will be allocated for the government’s long-anticipated Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, with €7...
Agri-Business
103 Anaerobic Digestion plants approved in Northern Ireland as AD sector booms
Northern Ireland’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) sector is set to rocket within the next half decade. A government official who deals...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
The good, bad and ugly of solar energy on Irish farms
Some 2,500 people attended the Energy in Agriculture event in Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary earlier this week. Farmers from all...
Other
'Forestry returns have the potential to enhance farm financial fitness'
Possible forestry returns have the potential to enhance financial fitness on the farm, according to Fianna Fail TD Timmy Dooley. Speaking...
Agri-Business
'An efficient farm is more likely to be a profitable farm'
An efficient farm is more likely to be a profitable farm, with lower carbon emissions per unit of output, Teagasc...
Dairy
Calls for tax reliefs for energy efficient equipment to be extended to farmers
Tax reliefs for investment in energy efficient equipment should be extended to sole-traders including farmers, according to the Chairperson of ICMSA’s...