Environment
Scientists: Ireland and UK face 'a wetter, damper and mouldier future'
Devastating flooding in Ireland and the UK between October 2023 and March 2024 was caused by “human-induced climate change” an...
Floods
Rural Life
Farm org calls for 'urgent' meeting over floods at Lough Funshinagh
As the situation at Lough Funshinagh in Co. Roscommon gets worse and floods continue, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is...
Tillage
Compensation sought for flood-impacted potato growers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to seek immediate compensation from the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM)...
Tillage
Potassium critical in reversing impact of waterlogging in soils
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has emphasised the role of potassium in reversing the impact of waterlogging in soils. This...
N.Ireland
UFU wants funding for flood-affected vegetable growers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is to continue lobbying on behalf of flood-affected potato and vegetable growers. This was a...
N.Ireland
Campaign to secure special aid package for NI potato growers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is confirming no let-up in the campaign to secure a special aid package for potato...
Opinion
Opinion: We are not the only ones who get bad weather
Parts of western Denmark received 80mm of rain during the early days of last week. And the impact of the...
Agri-Business
2017 flood fund opens for NI's northwest farmers
A £2.7 million flood support fund has opened for applications from northwest farmers affected by flashfloods and landslides in 2017....
N.Ireland
£19 million allocated for flood protection projects in NI
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has allocated £19 million for flood protection projects across the North in her 2021/22...
N.Ireland
Poots urged to expand criteria for North West floods support
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has been urged to widen the criteria of a support package for farmers afflicted...
N.Ireland
North West floods: Applications for payments to open in August
A long-awaited support package for farmers in the North West affected by floods in 2017 will open for applications in...
N.Ireland
£3.5 million announced for Sperrins flood farmers
Minister Poots is understood to have announced a £3.5 million support package for farmers in the Sperrins affected by floods...
Agri Politics
£6.5 million Shimna River flood alleviation scheme to aid victims of Storm Francis
Infrastructure Minister in Northern Ireland Nichola Mallon has today (Monday December 14) signed the confirmation order for the £6.5 million...
N.Ireland
Glenelly Valley flood farmers: 'We are as much value as the Primark fire businesses'
Tyrone farmers whose businesses were devastated by flash flooding three years ago say they feel “let down” by empty promises...
Rural Life
Department study underway into possible farm building relocation
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently conducting a study into the feasibility of a farm building...
Rural Life
Calls made for emergency funding for flood-affected areas
Farm families will “struggle to get back on their feet” – after the flooding around the country – without emergency...
Rural Life
'Last time this happened the water was here for 5 months and grass was dead'
Several hundred acres of farmland around the country are flooded after weeks of heavy rain, with farmers in the worst-affected...
Rural Life
'Financial aid package' needed on flooding - Cullinan
The Government is being called on to provide “a financial aid package” for damage caused by the current flooding around...