Beef News
Farm organisation criticises 'trolling' of livestock farmers
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the “constant trolling of livestock farmers by a small...
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the “constant trolling of livestock farmers by a small...
Environment
Ireland will need to cut livestock numbers by up to 30%, plant up to 875,000ha of forestry and carry out...
Agri-Business
An unlicensed peat operator has been prosecuted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and fined €3,000 at Athlone District Court. The...
Environment
Farm inspections carried out within the catchment area of the River Douglas in Co. Laois have uncovered a number of...
Environment
Irish households dispose of an average €60 of food waste each month adding up to around €700 a year, according...
Rural Life
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that one in 20 private drinking water supplies were found to have E.coli...
Agri-Business
An independent TD has claimed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is demonising farmers and failing to recognise their good...
Agri-Business
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called on local authorities to carry out more farm inspections in a bid to...
Environment
A number of agri-business sites have been named in the latest National Priority Sites List published by the Environmental Protection...
Environment
Ireland has joined a European Union network to improve the management of our greenhouse gas (GHG) budgets. The EU Integrated...
Environment
The need for an agricultural emissions cut of 30% by 2030 is “blindingly obvious”, and the government must agree on...
Environment
Emissions from agriculture increased by 3% in 2021 compared to 2020, with total emissions from the sector last year totaling...
Environment
More than half of septic tank systems failed inspection in 2021 due to operational issues such as de-sludging and structural...
Environment
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that farmers are addressing the emissions challenge with climate action and that technologies...
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that methane emissions must be reduced by up to 30% if the agriculture...
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting research proposals to explore land management and nitrous oxide from peatlands. Proposals will...
Environment
Registration is now open for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Change Conference 2022, which will take place next month....
Environment
Widespread implementation of ammonia reduction technologies in agriculture is needed for Ireland’s compliance with EU air pollutant reduction targets, according...