Agri Politics
'There is still a long way to go before the issues are ironed out' - ICMSA
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has indicated this afternoon that, while progress has been made by all parties...
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has indicated this afternoon that, while progress has been made by all parties...
Dairy
The cuts to milk price offerings announced this week have been described as “both cynical and in clear contradiction of...
Environment
Ireland is facing into a disaster with climate change and has “incredibly high” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This country has...
Environment
If we go back to the United Nations (UN) framework convention on climate change 1992 – the issues are all...
Agri Politics
There are hopes that talks held yesterday will represent a “significant first step forward” in efforts to resolve the ongoing...
Environment
Experiments with liming and nutrient use on grassland and soil indicate there are “no effects” to carbon stocks and this...
Environment
From the onset of agriculture – 7,000/8,000 years ago – 150Gt of carbon have been lost to cultivation. This may...
Environment
If you were an extra-terrestrial coloniser and you discovered a new planet in a distant solar system to colonise –...
Environment
When it comes to agriculture and climate action the focus – with regard to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – needs...
Environment
The policy on national emissions targets hasn’t worked – it dates back to the Koyto agreement in 1992 and we...
Environment
The challenge with sustainability in agriculture is to keep going at the same time as complying with environmental targets in...
Environment
In 2017 agri-food was worth about €12.2 billion to the Irish economy and this increased to €13.5 billion in 2018....
Environment
2016 data indicates that beef contributed 44% of the emissions; dairy – 56%, but by 2030 dairy will be two-thirds...
Agri Politics
Livestock farmers have been reminded that the closing date for the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme is this coming...
Dairy
The evidence from the global milk market is that milk prices for August should be “at least” held, according to...
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to immediately hold bilateral talks with the...
CAP / Schemes
The key issue for farmers, following the announcement of payment dates for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Areas of Natural...
Beef
A window of opportunity in relation to the beef crisis may have opened up that might allow progress to be...