Machinery Focus
Burning biomass at Edenderry - could this be the future?
The Irish forestry sector harvests around four million tonnes of biomass annually, a figure that is projected to rise to...
Machinery Focus
The Irish forestry sector harvests around four million tonnes of biomass annually, a figure that is projected to rise to...
Agri-Business
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Energy Show will undergo the virtual treatment this year – with an online...
N.Ireland
Stormont’s Department for the Economy has begun the process of developing a new energy strategy, which will see the Northern...
Environment
In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 19.7% of energy consumed across the 27 EU member states, according to Eurostat. These...
Environment
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels used for energy fell by 4.5% in 2019, according to the latest figures...
Rural Life
Bord Gáis Energy is the latest utility company to announce a disconnection moratorium for the duration of the current Covid-19...
Environment
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a percentage of the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy must be set...
Agri-Business
The agriculture sector saw one of the smallest declines in energy consumption during the pandemic compared to other sectors, with...
National Ploughing Championships 2019
Bord na Móna AES has announced plans for a ‘Green National Ploughing Championships’. Key elements of the plan include a...
Environment
The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is delivered through a panel of contractors, appointed through a competitive tendering process. Since...
Environment
Energy is part of the Irish agriculture story and while it’s never going to be the only income from a...
Environment
Farmers wanting advice on the opportunities presented by newly launched Government funding through the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH)...
Environment
In Ireland, we need to look at what can work for us in terms of energy and understand better how...
Dairy
Last week, on Thursday, July 11 – during one of the Farm Relief Services’ (FRS) Smarter Milking events – Teagasc’s Micheal...
Dairy
At this year’s ‘Dairy Sustainability Day’, Teagasc’s John Upton outlined some ways in which farmers can reduce their energy usage...
Agri-Business
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has called for “urgent action” on plans for a €1...
Opinion
Energy crops, such as miscanthus and fast-growing poplars, should have no role to play within Ireland’s land use management plans...
Tillage
“People know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” This was how Brian Reidy, of Premier Farm Nutrition,...