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Agri-Business
Solar is a viable energy source for agriculture - senators
Solar can provide a viable alternative energy source for the farming sector, according to two members of the Joint Committee...
Agri-Business
Solar can provide a viable alternative energy source for the farming sector, according to two members of the Joint Committee...
Environment
A final report on the first phase of the national land use review is due to be completed in the...
Pig/Poultry
A senator has requested that a new report on the Irish pig industry is reviewed by the Joint Oireachtas Committee...
Sheep News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for the long-awaited wool feasibility study to be published immediately....
Rural Life
The Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) is considering issuing notices to dog owners whose pets are found to...
Agri-Business
The Seanad has heard that planning exemptions for solar panels on farm buildings will be finalised “in the coming months”....
Agri-Business
An independent senator has welcomed a full review currently being carried out by Teagasc of its Green Cert farm placement,...
Agri-Business
A senator has called for a greater partnership to be developed between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and...
Organics
An independent senator has welcomed the establishment of the new Organic Forum which is due to meet for the first...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that his key focus is ensuring farming remains...
Horticulture
“Rural jobs and the Irish mushroom sector itself are now at risk if the peat issue is not resolved,” a...
Agri-Business
A senator has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to review the compensation being...
Agri Politics
Research must be applied to find alternatives to peat for the Irish horticultural industry – but in the meantime Irish...
Agri Politics
Farmers will need “substantial financial supports” to assist in the transition to more sustainable practices, according to senator Victor Boyhan....