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Reducing food production could cut emissions – UK report

November 15, 2018

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

Best practice for burning a hot topic at Co. Cork seminar

November 8, 2018

Environment

Best practice for controlled burning was the main topic at an upland management event in Co. Cork yesterday, November 7. The seminar, at…

Potential for 20,000 jobs in wind energy with state backing

November 8, 2018

Agri Politics

The Government could potentially create 20,000 jobs in the renewable energy sector by 2040, according to two of the country’s most prominent wind…

Creed rolls out advisors to work with farmers on water quality

November 5, 2018

Agri Politics

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has announced a new Government project that will see ‘Agricultural Sustainability Advisors’ working…

Environment must be at core of farming – McGuinness

October 31, 2018

Environment

The “artificial divide” between farmers and environmentalists has been criticised by MEP Mairead McGuinness, who said that many farmers are “acutely conscious” of…

Farm hazardous waste collections ‘an absolute necessity’

October 24, 2018

Environment

Farm hazardous waste collections have been deemed “an absolute necessity” by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton. In response…

Budget 2019: No change in carbon tax for now

October 9, 2018

Agri-Business

The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe, outlined that there would be no immediate change to the carbon tax today (Tuesday,…

‘Incentives rather than tax’ needed to deliver change

July 12, 2018

Environment

An incentivised approach, rather than a tax increase, is the method that should be pursued by the Government to deliver on climate change objectives.…

‘We cannot continue talking about injection slurry systems’

July 12, 2018

Environment

Concerns regarding the spreading of slurry were raised this morning (Thursday, July 12) as a report on climate change was published by the Joint…

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…

‘No free passes’ for agriculture when it comes to climate change – Creed

July 4, 2018

Environment

There are “no free passes” for agriculture – or any other sector – when it comes to the environment and climate change, according…

New environmental scheme could ‘cut number of inspections’

April 24, 2018

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has launched a new scheme which it says could improve the environment, while also reducing the number of…

Why the tillage sector is the ‘good kid in class’ when it comes to emissions

February 27, 2018

Tillage

“The tillage sector is the most carbon neutral farming sector. It is the good kid in the class when it comes to emissions.”…

Gove to speak on future farming subsidies at tomorrow’s NFU conference

February 19, 2018

N.Ireland

The UK’s Agriculture Secretary Michael Gove is expected to reveal more on his plans for post-Brexit agricultural policy at tomorrow’s National Farmers’ Union…

What does delivering for the public good actually mean?

February 19, 2018

Opinion

Delivering for the public good will be one of the key challenges facing Irish agriculture over the next 10 years. This direction of…

EPA criticised for lack of forestry inspections

February 16, 2018

Forestry

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) came in for some criticism at a recent Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) consultation meeting in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.…