Environment
EU certification framework for carbon farming gets green light
The European Council has today (Tuesday, November 19) given its approval to the EU certification framework for permanent carbon removals,...
Greenhouse emissions
Beef
19% drop in methane from linseed oil in cattle diets
Research conducted at Teagasc Grange has shown that a 19% reduction in methane production from cattle is possible by supplementing...
Sponsored
Give your dairy hygiene programme a spring clean
Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
N.Ireland
M&S UK aims to achieve its 'Net Zero' goals by 2040
Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through...
Agri-Business
Australian company create world's first 'climate-friendly' milk
An Australian company has announced the launch of a new product, “Ashgrove Eco-Milk”, which is a climate-friendly milk. Ashgrove Cheese...
Environment
Study: Maintaining milk output would need 96% cut in suckler beef
Lack of consensus on how to account for greenhouse gases (GHGs) from agriculture is impeding policy development for ‘net zero’...
Tillage
'Soil science delivering tangible climate mitigation measures'
Soil science is delivering very real and tangible climate change mitigation measures on behalf of Irish agriculture. This was the...
Rural Life
Extreme weather is the 'new normal' - WMO
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that extreme weather is the “new normal” and in some countries temperatures have...