Environment
Minister reassures farmers nature restoration will be voluntary
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has reiterated his assurance to farmers that all nature restoration measures...
Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has reiterated his assurance to farmers that all nature restoration measures...
Agri Politics
Eamon Ryan is expected to step down as leader of the Green Party later today (Tuesday, June 18). Dublin-born Ryan,...
Environment
The outgoing European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius has said that attention must now turn to the...
Environment
A farm walk organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is set to focus on the management of rainwater as...
Environment
The passing of the EU Nature Restoration Law by the EU Council of environment ministers has been described as ‘monumental’...
Environment
Tenders have been sought for the provision of a soil sampling and analysis programme for the Department of Agriculture, Food,...
Dairy
Reducing enteric methane emissions has been an area of concern for the dairy sector over the last few years as...
Dairy News
The chief executive of Kerry Dairy Ireland has said that the dairy industry has to “get tougher” on rogue farmers...
Rural Life
People “cannot go down a rural lane without getting the stench of a septic tank” which makes the issue one...
N.Ireland
Methane inhibitors must work in both a confined feeding and grazing scenario if ruminant agriculture is to meet its climate...
Environment
“The Green Deal ain’t going away,” according to Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan. He made the...
Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said the government will not change its “absolute commitment” to...
Environment
Farmers are “doing a lot” and “we have to ask farmers to do more” when it comes to agriculture and...
Environment
The Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Research Centre at Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford will host an open day focused...
Environment
An Taisce has called for a “step change” in the water quality measures being asked of Irish farmers to address...
Environment
Some initiatives that individual farmers want to take up that may improve water quality are being “frustrated” by delays in...
Agri Politics
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has written to the Belgian environment minister to reiterate its endorsement of the...
Environment
Global nitrous oxide emissions from human activities have increased by 40% between 1980 and 2020, primarily due to farming practices,...