Saturday 20 October 2018
Four water supplies, one in Kilkenny, two in Limerick and one in Longford currently have a level of pesticides above the set EU standard,...
Farmers faced tailbacks of over 2km on Saturday, when the first of four bring centres opened to allow them recycle old tyres.
A seaweed diet could mean cow flatulence stinks a little less for the future of the Earth, according to a US aquaculture company.
Coillte, Ireland’s largest commercial forestry and land solutions company, has launched a new classification system that will allow for...
THE company hoping to erect a 377 acre solar farm in Foulksmills have appealed a decision by Wexford County Council to refuse the development to An Bord Pleanala.
A series of nationwide events have been announced to promote the Department of Agriculture's NeighbourWood Scheme, which has grants of up...
Geological Survey Ireland and Teagasc have announced a €1m research project that aims to provide agri-environmental soil data for Ireland’s agricultural sector.
The Government is making €700,000 available to remove stockpiles of tyres from farms.
Ali will be the first storm to blow in across Ireland and Britain this winter, the new list of names for this year's strongest weather systems shows.
EU action to protect human health from air pollution has not delivered its expected impact, according to a new report from the European...
Income derived from agri-environmental schemes is a lifeline that keeps farmers farming, says NPWS Head of Agri-Ecology Barry O’Donoghue.
Hedgehogs are disappearing from the countryside because they are being devoured by badgers, a study has found.
The recent Energy in Agriculture event at Gurteen College, Co Tipperary, highlighted energy crop options for farmers and in this article, I will focus on how farmers can benefit from growing...
The summer of 2018 will go down as one of the hottest and driest summers on record as weather conditions not seen for more than two decades were recorded across the country.
Any measures to reverse failures to reach climate change targets should consider “rural-proofing” an Oireachtas committee has heard.
Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has been asked to exercise his powers under the legislation to stop Teagasc, promoting the use of deep...
A plan to search for precious metals including gold in the hills of Mid-Ulster is angering locals.
Willow can produce large quantities of renewable 'green' energy without harming the environment, according to Barry Caslin, Teagasc Bioenergy...
Gurteen Agricultural College hosted another marvellous open day around the theme of renewable energy recently.
Residents in North Kerry affected by a proposed solar farm in Listowel, met with local councillors on Tuesday night to discuss their concerns and...
The opposition to Irish Water’s planned water pipeline from the Shannon to Dublin have said that their campaign to halt its construction is going from strength to strength.
Dairy farm businesses are under increasing pressure to become more energy efficient.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has said the agri sector will need to do more in its response to climate change.
IFA President Joe Healy said it’s time for an implementation plan to convert the recent announcements on renewable energy into...
In a year where grass is like gold dust, it’s crucial to take every measure to maximise production before the growing season is over.
AGRICULTURE Minister Michael Creed has received little support from farm leaders for his proposal that farmers needed to plant more marginal land to offset GHG emissions.
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Andrew Doyle has announced a new scheme to establish Knowledge Transfer Groups...
The countdown is on for the hugely popular Energy in Agriculture event due to take place in Gurteen Agricultural College, Co Tipperary on Tuesday, 21 August.
Planning permission has been refused for a controversial 377 acre solar farm in Foulksmills Co. Wexford.
Christmas tree growers fear that the recent drought has decimated about 30pc of this year's crop.
In a suburban Minneapolis laboratory, a tiny company that has never turned a profit is poised to beat the world's biggest agriculture firms to market with the next potential breakthrough in genetic...
A trial in which a school groundskeeper alleged that his use of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer caused his terminal cancer will go to a California jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing...
The National Parks and Wildlife Service in Co Louth are seeking the public’s help in relation to the unlawful killing of two Peregrine Falcons.
Last year was a difficult year for farming. This year is even more challenging. As I am writing this, drought conditions are putting farmers under severe pressure. The last thing on your mind is making...
A three-year plan to manage the deer population in Wicklow has been approved by the Department of Agriculture, along with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaelteacht.
The head of the Cork-based company planning to build a dozen solar farms across the county, including seven across the north and mid-Cork regions, has said he anticipated the first would-...
The heatwave and drought conditions experienced across most of the country have been made official by Met Éireann statistics for July.
The latest Met Office forecasts suggest drought conditions will continue, exacerbating the fodder shortage.
Contractors are digging as deep as 300ft and 400ft to source water for farmers as the demand for second wells escalates in some of the bigger farms around Ireland.
Hen Harriers are one of the country's threatened birds of prey, and among the least-known aspects of their ecology, where they go once they leave the breeding grounds, how many survive their...
Ireland is completely off course to achieve its 2020 and 2030 climate change targets, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council’s Annual Review 2018.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has announced that the Department will accept...
Next month Teagasc will host an open day on renewable energy on farms at Gurteen College, Tipperary.
Irish Water is seeking new sources of drinking water for at-risk communities as river levels reach record lows.
Irish Water has been called on not to use the current dry weather as an excuse to force a pipeline across Irish farmland.
Inland Fisheries Ireland has confirmed that a large fill kill occurred on the Ollatrim River, a tributary of the Nenagh River, Co. Tipperary last week.
Ireland is famed worldwide for its rugged and seemingly untouched landscape.
Farmers could unknowingly be killing tens of thousands of bees by spraying pesticides, according to the Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations (FIBA).
Ireland is liable to become a high-temperature hotspot over the next number of years and droughts may become more common, says Dr Conor...
Water restrictions will be introduced across Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow and parts of Meath next week.
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