Environment
The government is being urged to bring forward renewable energy initiatives to help the agriculture...
Rural Life
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will end funding for solar panels on what it calls "prime farmland".
Beef
The official energisation of the new Liffey Meats Solar Farm took place on Monday, July 14 at the Liffey Meats facility in Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Agri-Business
A new guide, developed by Teagasc and Munster Technological University (MTU), is aiming to give...
MarVal Power, has completed a major project for TINE Ireland Ltd, the Irish division of the Norwegian dairy co-op, TINE, in Mogeely Co. Cork.
The government has committed to introducing planning guidelines for solar farms which support the development of solar energy in agriculture.
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation [MREF] is urging farmers to take care while choosing an...
An Irish MEP has said that 'agrisolar' - constructing solar panels alongside crops - could be a "win-win" for farmers and climate objectives.
Italy is set to increase the amount of state aid it provides for investment in photovoltaic (PV) solar panels in the agricultural sector.
A Sinn Féin climate spokesperson has said that the launch of a scheme for exporting renewable energy is "long overdue".
The UK's energy security secretary has said that higher quality agricultural land should be...
Greencoat has estimated that around 3,000ac of land in Ireland is currently used for solar farms and around 2,500ac for wind farms
AIB has announced that it is now buying renewable energy from a newly constructed solar farm in Co. Wexford.
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has welcomed that solar grant applications will be prioritised for approval under the new TAMS.
A group of farmers in west Kerry are hoping to use the power of their numbers to secure solar PV installations on their farms at a lower cost.
Planning permission is being sought for a solar farm in Co. Kildare which will be used to power an existing mushroom facility.
Construction has begun on a new solar farm in Co. Kildare, as part of a solar energy joint venture between ESB and Bord na Móna.
A solar report from the agriculture committee outlined 14 recommendations around erecting solar panels on farm buildings.
The ISEA has welcomed the publication by the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on the relationship between solar energy and agriculture.
Farmers are now eligible to apply for grant aid to install solar PV on their rooftops under TAMS 3, which opened for applications at the end of February.
Farmers are expected to be able to sell their solar power back to the national grid under the Clean...
Solar energy commitments are welcomed but will not be realistic if they are not matched with proper funding, the MREF has said.
Beef News
Planning has been approved for Liffey Meats to develop a solar farm covering approximately 14.5ac (5.9ha) near Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
