Environment
'Stronger, more ambitious' All-Ireland Pollinator Plan unveiled
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025 has been launched today (March 26) by Green Party Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Pippa Hackett....
Pollinators
Tillage
'EU initiatives to protect wild pollinators too weak to bear fruit'
A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on July 9 stated that EU measures did not ensure...
Sponsored
Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Agri Politics
MEPs calling for a reduction in pesticide use
MEPs on the EU’s Environment Committee want a reduction in pesticide use to become part of the the future of...
Rural Life
'Operation PolliNation' creates a real buzz
Bee-friendly flowerbeds are popping up everywhere, as ‘Operation PolliNation’ creates a buzz. The CountryLife garden centre network is donating flowering...
Rural Life
'Severe decline in bee species threatens food security worldwide'
At a time when many managed and wild-bee species are in a severe decline that threatens food security, researchers from...
National Ploughing Championships
5 ways to to get farmyards buzzing again
New guidelines to encourage bee-friendly farming were launched at this week’s Ploughing Championships by Minister of State at the Department...