Environment
Over 170 projects across the Midlands have been backed by the EU Just Transition Fund to drive regeneration and sustainability in the region.
Rural Life
Minister Calleary announced details of €350,000 funding his department will provide as part of a new strategic partnership with BnM.
The government has announced €10 million in funding for new projects as part of the Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative.
New research unveiled today at the 'Tóchar: A Path from the Past, A Future for Wetlands' conference shows strong public interest in wetlands.
A new €12 million wetland restoration initiative, co-funded by the Irish government and the European Union is underway in the midlands
Revenue has seized contraband including tobacco, cigarettes and cocaine worth almost €570,000 in...
A delegation from the European Parliament Regional Development Committee has started a three-day visit to Ireland.
The LOETB are beginning IT classes for farmers this Thursday, February 6, at the Midlands Skills Centre in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
Agri-Business
New regulations will "wreak havoc" for farmers on marginally peaty land according to Independent...
More than €500,000 will have been paid to farmers who participated in the FarmPEAT results-based agri-environmental programme
An Irish MEP for the Midlands--North-West has been given a key role in scrutinising the EU policy on the Just Transition Fund.
Dairy
Aurivo representatives met with Minister Charlie McConalogue in recent days to stress the importance of the agriculture sector
An open call will be launched shortly, inviting a consortium to deliver on the objectives of the Midlands Carbon Catchment Study.
Aiming to move from a dependence on peat production in the midlands, funding has been announced today for the support of jobs in the region.
An independent TD has welcomed engagement from Bord na Móna on the issue of historic peat extraction, but added that questions remain.
Counties across the midlands can benefit from a new tourism project that aims to transform areas that were once dependent on peat.
A TD has said that farmers in the midlands region have expressed "serious concerns" over rewetting proposals from Bord na Móna.
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has announced the opening of a new support measure for the bioeconomy.
Communities in the midlands which were dependent on peatlands, will be the focus under the new scheme funded by the EU Just Transitio Fund.
Agri Politics
Proposals including a potential ploughing ban and min till techniques on carbon-rich soils are being examined, Minister McConalogue has said.
Other
A new agri food initiative in the midlands is being launched to facilitate those in the sector to adopt and embrace digital technologies.
The lack of technological infrastructure in the area needs to be a priority of the Midlands Bioenergy Development Project, the deputy said.
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