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Over €1 billion allocated for flood relief since 2016

October 12, 2019

In the past two months, 450mm of rain fell in the Athenry area of Co. Galway while other parts of the country succumbed…

Flooding issues associated with Galway wind farm brought to European Commission

August 5, 2019

Environment

In 2017, the South Galway Flood Relief committee brought its flooding plight to the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. The seeds were sown…

Local flooding issues are the responsibility of county councils, says minister

August 3, 2019

Environment

Local flooding issues are a matter for each local authority to investigate and address. They may carry out flood alleviation works from their…

Flooding: Voluntary ‘farm building relocation scheme’ under consideration

April 28, 2019

Agri Politics

The feasibility of a “once-off” targeted scheme for “voluntary farm building relocation” is being considered by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the…

Global climate report: 2015-2018 the 4 warmest years on record

April 3, 2019

Environment

The past four years have been the warmest on record, according to the annual State of the Global Climate report issued by the…

Calls for reinstatement of the National Farm Plan Scheme for SAC farmers

April 3, 2019

Environment

Secretary of the Shannon Action Committee (SAC) John Egan has called for the reinstatement of the National Farm Plan Scheme for farmers in the…

‘As many as one million’ calves lost in Nebraska flooding

April 2, 2019

Environment

There may be as many as one million calves lost in the US state of Nebraska, according to the country’s secretary of agriculture…

Fears farming no longer sustainable in Shannon Callows

April 2, 2019

Environment

Farmers in the Shannon Callows fear their land will have to be abandoned if appropriate measures are not put in place to deal…

Ingredient for Anadin found in Co. Offaly field, but can it be used?

April 2, 2019

Environment

Farmers in the Shannon Harbour area of Co. Offaly, where the seeds for one of the main ingredients of Anadin were discovered last…

Co. Offaly farmer who was ‘flooded out of his home’ still feeling aftermath

March 29, 2019

Environment

A local suckler farmer in Shannon Harbour in Co. Offaly – who was forced out of his home because of flooding in the…

Video: US grain bins collapse under catastrophic Iowa floods

March 25, 2019

Agri-Business

Flood waters coming from rain and melting snow are causing havoc in some US states and have resulted in an estimated $3 billion…

Video: Australian floods see an estimated 500,000 cattle perish

February 14, 2019

Agri-Business

Torrential rain that caused widespread flooding in the north-west region of Queensland, Australia, has lead to losses now “estimated at 500,000 animals”, according…

‘Hundreds of thousands’ of cattle dead in Australian flooding

February 8, 2019

Environment

Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minister, has warned that “hundreds of thousands” of cattle are likely to have been killed after severe flooding…

£500,000 earmarked for north-west flooding

April 1, 2018

N.Ireland

Half a million pounds have been ear-marked for a department-funded project to tackle impact of flooding in the north-west. The Department of Agriculture,…

Tree planting could soak up Tyrone floodwater

March 20, 2018

N.Ireland

A tree planting programme in Co. Tyrone could offer a long-term solution for rural flooding, according to a research report by the Forest Service.…

In limbo: Here’s the 8 urgent ministerial decisions needed for NI

March 7, 2018

N.Ireland

Flooding relief and knowledge transfer have been confirmed to be two of the eight Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture (DAERA) decisions awaiting ministerial sign-off AgriLand can…