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Crop-based biofuel could be negative for food production
Concerns were raised in the Oireachtas recently that crop-based biofuel production, unless properly regulated, could have a negative impact on...
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Concerns were raised in the Oireachtas recently that crop-based biofuel production, unless properly regulated, could have a negative impact on...
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New guidelines for the construction of wind farm are expected to be published by the end of 2013. Minister Pat...
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Over the past few days parts of the province have experienced very heavy rainfall, resulting in isolated instances of flooding....
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UPDATE: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has confirmed an outbreak of Ostreid Herpes Virus, OsHV1-µvar, on one...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture including Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney TD was presented today with an update...
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The heatwave is over for most of the country today, much to the relief of farmers across Ireland. Temperatures will...
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IFA Hill Farming Chairman Tom Fadian said the time is right for the introduction of an upland environmental management scheme,...
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Ireland is in a state of drought this morning, Met Éireann has confirmed. If the dry spell continue water restrictions are expected...
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“Ireland has huge potential for wave energy and it should set its sights on what Scotland does to develop this...
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Minister Simon Coveney TD, supported by the UK, France and Spain at the Council of Ministers yesterday pushed strongly to...
Pig/Poultry
What do you think of the humble house fly ? Is it a pest; an irrelevance; or a carrier of...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today reminded all farmers and transporters of livestock that animals are at...
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Jer Bergin, IFA Regional Vice-President and Climate Change Chairman, has condemned the EU climate targets as “excessive”. In a statement...
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Teagasc and the Forest Service has organised a National Forestry Event focusing on the Management and Thinning of Oak and...
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After cool wet weather over the past week in most places, Met Eireann is reporting that temperatures could reach up to...
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The annual ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ event has now become a fixture in many people’s calendars following its success in...
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Speaking at the Gala evening held last night in the Old Jameson Distillery, Smithfield, Dublin, as part of the AGM...
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More than 1,000 septic tank inspections are set to take place within this week. Environment Minister Phil Hogan outlined a...