Agri Politics
Ireland has to "prioritise" climate and nature and farmers should be paid "to produce quality food" according to Minister Eamon Ryan.
Environment
Teagasc is currently conducting a scoping study for DAFM on the establishment of an 'Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre of Excellence'.
Sealac has said it is 'glad to contribute positively' to the climate and cattle chaos by providing products that are the best of both worlds.
A decrease in food supply chains and trade has significantly contributed to a decrease in emissions in Ireland over the last few months.
Dairy
Work is ongoing in University College Dublin (UCD) to develop the "climate-friendly cow" - with methane reduction levels of up to 50%.
Global air pollution expert Dr. Frank Mitloehner claimed that agriculture and forestry combined are a "greater sink than source of GHGs".
