May 22nd, 2018 The government has started to process balancing payments under an agri-environment scheme to farmers, however, many participants have been deemed ineligible for payments. The balancing payments represent 15 per cent of the 2017 year payment to farmers in the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment (GLAS) scheme. Farmers across the Read more…
January 17th, 2018 The Agriculture Minister has launched a new scheme to vaccinate badgers against tuberculosis (TB) as an integral part of the fight against TB in cattle. Environmental groups said that the move is long overdue and have called for the complete elimination of the Government’s badger culling programme Read more…
October 25th, 2017 Elevated nutrient concentrations of phosphorus and nitrogen continue to be one the most widespread water quality problem in Ireland. Nutrient losses from agriculture and domestic wastewater discharges are among the primary reasons why the water quality objectives of both the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Read more…
August 30th, 2017 The Solar Energy Future conference in Cork at the start of 2016 was a roaring success. The event brought together over 350 interested parties, encouraged by the recent drop in solar technology costs and the rise in policymakers’ interest in green energy. “The conference was upbeat and Read more…
August 24th, 2017 A lack of concrete details on the long-awaited Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has left little confidence in the establishment of a robust energy crop sector, the IFA’s renewables chairman has said. James Murphy’s comments came at Tuesday’s Energy in Agriculture conference in Gurteen Agricultural College, Co Tipperary. Environmental Read more…
6th April 2017 Ireland has the least climate-efficient agricultural sector in Europe, according to a new EU report. The report, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, indicates that Ireland emits more greenhouse gas emissions per euro of agricultural output than any other EU member state. Read more…
29th March 2017 The dreaded Heritage Bill was discussed at committee stage in Seanad Éireann yesterday for the third and final time. Many senators were annoyed that they hadn’t been given a draft of the legislation and with the lack of scientific evidence provided. The passing of Fianna Fail’s amendment diluted Read more…
