Rural Life
Green fingered garda grows 'no dig' enterprise
A Donegal man who works as a community garda in Castlebar, Co.Mayo has created a vegetable enterprise on what was...
Rural Life
A Donegal man who works as a community garda in Castlebar, Co.Mayo has created a vegetable enterprise on what was...
Tillage
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has requested a formal meeting with Boortmalt to discuss the prospects for malting barley in...
Agri-Business
One farm organisation has described the decision to request the European Commission to consider food security in its pesticides proposal...
Tillage Technical
The old Sustainable Use Directive for the safe use of pesticides is due to be superseded by a new Sustainable...
Agri-Business
Nutrient pollution, sediment and pesticides from agricultural lands and farmyards running into water have been chiefly blamed for a decline...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has highlighted the key changes that are referenced within the European...
Tillage News
An ongoing review of the Sustainable Use Directive (SUD) will have a major impact on the future use of pesticides...
Tillage
The issue of pesticide usage is one that generates tremendous interest amongst environmental groups and the public at large. Recent...
Rural Life
A research team based at University College Cork (UCC) is seeking volunteers from the farming community in Ireland as part...
Tillage
Experts at two UK universities are starting a new project to develop a photonic ‘nose’ to monitor crops for pest...
Environment
A study published by an Irish research consortium has found that EU data on how pesticides are used is very...
Environment
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe has submitted a formal complaint to the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU)...
Rural Life
A potential link between Parkinson’s Disease and pesticide exposure on Irish farms is being investigated by a team at University...
Agri Politics
Europe’s young farmers remain concerned about the on-field feasibility of legislative proposals, made by the European Commission, to halve the...
Tillage News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has accused the European Commission of sending ‘mixed messages’ to farmers, with its latest moves...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, June 22) announced proposals to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030, and...
Environment
The European Commission has published the latest figures relating to Farm to Fork pesticide-reduction targets, and while progress is being...
Environment
Development of alternatives to traditional pesticides such as biocontrols is “essential, to maximise yields while minimising environmental damage”, according to...