Aisling O'Brien

Aisling O

Senior News Journalist

High input costs make case for sustainable farming – MEP

Agri-Business

High input costs make case for sustainable farming – MEP

The continuing rise in input costs on Irish farms is making the case for a move to a more sustainable...
1,000 farmers expected to join blockade – organisers

Agri Politics

1,000 farmers expected to join blockade – organisers

At least 1,000 farmers are expected to join a blockade this coming weekend to protest climate change proposals, according to...
Storm Barra Status Red warning sees Cork mart sale cancelled

Agri-Business

Storm Barra Status Red warning sees Cork mart sale cancelled

The Status Red weather warning issued by Met Éireann for Cork and Kerry in advance of Storm Barra has resulted...
Announcement due on selling excess solar energy from farm to grid

Environment

Announcement due on selling excess solar energy from farm to grid

An announcement is expected this month (December) on a system allowing farmers to sell excess solar energy produced on-farm back...
Description of forestry underspend as a ‘saving’ angers farmers

Forestry

Description of forestry underspend as a ‘saving’ angers farmers

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for an underspend in the National Forestry Programme this year to be used...
Changing of the guard at helm of Kerry Co-op board

Agri-Business

Changing of the guard at helm of Kerry Co-op board

A new era is set to begin tomorrow (Tuesday, December 7) for the board of Kerry Co-op. Elections are taking...
Caution urged on roads as Storm Barra due to hit

Rural Life

Caution urged on roads as Storm Barra due to hit

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to exercise caution over the coming days as Storm Barra makes...
Agri-environmental project aiming to rebuild healthy soil

biodiversity

Agri-environmental project aiming to rebuild healthy soil

16 Irish farms are embarking on a European Union (EU) backed project focused on rebuilding healthy soil. The European Innovation...
Nitrates declaration forms must be submitted soon

Dairy

Nitrates declaration forms must be submitted soon

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding farmers that nitrates declaration forms must be submitted before...
Copa-Cogeca: Animal transport review needs solid science

Beef

Copa-Cogeca: Animal transport review needs solid science

Any revisions to animal transport should be based on solid science, according to the representative body for farmers and cooperatives...
DAFM to lead trade mission to US to promote sheepmeat

Sheep

DAFM to lead trade mission to US to promote sheepmeat

The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to lead a trade mission to the US next spring...
Farm Assist Christmas bonus to be paid next week

Rural Life

Farm Assist Christmas bonus to be paid next week

Farm Assist recipients will get their Christmas bonus next week, Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys has confirmed. They are...
Markets and carbon sequestration to be discussed at forestry webinars

Forestry

Markets and carbon sequestration to be discussed at forestry webinars

Species selection, biomass and carbon sequestration are among the topics that are set to be explored at a series of...
€7m ‘saving’ moved from forestry to other schemes

Forestry

€7m ‘saving’ moved from forestry to other schemes

€7 million in capital expenditure is being moved from the forestry budget, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and...
Cuffe letter to banks is ‘wholly unacceptable’ – Murphy

Agri Politics

Cuffe letter to banks is ‘wholly unacceptable’ – Murphy

An independent TD has joined in calls for clarity about a letter sent by Green Party MEP, Ciarán Cuffe to...
Minister rules out increasing ceiling in Straw Incorporation Measure

Tillage

Minister rules out increasing ceiling in Straw Incorporation Measure

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has ruled out increasing the ceiling for eligible land under...
Organic milk producers face 24% cost shortfall – report

Dairy

Organic milk producers face 24% cost shortfall – report

Organic milk producers in Germany currently face a 24% shortfall in relation to costs, according to a new report. The...
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