Beef
Climate council report 'ignores positives of suckler farming'
The technical report released by the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) last weekend – which outlines a reduction in cattle...
carbon budgets
Agri-Business
'We are done paying the piper' - road hauliers at breaking point
President of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), Eugene Drennan, has said that hauliers are ‘at breaking point’ and has...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Environment
Emissions targets will 'fatally' hit commercial farm families - ICMSA
The president of Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that it was alarming to hear spokespersons continuing to...
Rural Life
Carbon budgets 'unacceptable and will be resisted' - TD
The carbon budgets released yesterday (Monday, October 25) have generated much reaction across the agricultural and rural sphere. Many farm...
Forestry
Carbon budgets: What's in store for land use and forestry?
Over the weekend, to coincide with the official confirmation of carbon budgets to cover the period from now until 2030,...
Rural Life
Carbon budgets: Most productive farmers 'won't remain viable'
The most productive farmers “simply cannot remain viable” under the carbon budgets announced yesterday (Monday, October 26) and the reported...
Rural Life
Climate council report predicts less cattle and lower output
A report released at the weekend from the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) predicts lower cattle numbers and lower output...
Agri Politics
First set of climate regulations approved bringing carbon budgets closer
This week, the government approved the first set of climate regulations, along with appointing four new members to the Climate...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Environment
Carbon targets 'will be challenging' for agriculture - Taoiseach
With additional reporting by Stella Meehan Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the carbon budget planned for agriculture and other...