Life without chemical fertiliser is hard for farmers to fathom, but they could be in clover
Clover is a viable alternative for farmers who want to stay in profit and deal with the environmental challenges they face
Teagasc
If the unholy alliance of farm bodies and industry is successful in its lobbying, the price will be our rivers and lakes
When a tribunal of inquiry is eventually set up, hopefully it will ask the right questions this time
Dairy farmers warn climate change plans will be ineffective if more money not allocated to them
Milk producer Lakeland Dairies says Government now facing ‘dilemma’, in letter to Minister for Agriculture and Coalition leaders
Cleaning chlorates out of dairy processing
Research Lives: Dr Billy McCarthy, post-doctoral researcher with Teagasc
Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets
Meat and dairy provides only 13% of calories globally but are responsible for nearly 85% of greenhouse gas emissions linked with food production
Irish weather patterns indicate ‘global weirding’ is a threat to our food security, farmer and data scientist says
Mark Kelly believes global warming is ‘too benign a term’ given the extreme rainfall in Ireland over the past year
The cows are smaller, hardier and more efficient: Inside a ‘climate-neutral’ Irish dairy farm
FarmZeroC wants its approach to be deployed across thousands of farms
Irish farmers see income drop sharply in 2023, notes Teagasc survey
Average family farm income hit its lowest level in over a decade at less than €20,000, IFA says
Potato shortages: ‘The way the weather is going, it’s a bit frightening’
Fruit and veg shop has tried to encourage customers to try other varieties of potatoes to fill the gap through a TikTok video
Major part of €104m package to be used to scale-up research on neurological diseases in Ireland
Minister for Agriculture declines to comment on investigation of Science Foundation Ireland chief executive Prof Philip Nolan
Investment of €104m in four Science Foundation Ireland centres to be announced
Money will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing
Downpours likely to continue disrupting farming but potential high pressure respite on the way
Minister for Agriculture announces fodder transport support scheme to provide additional assistance to livestock farmers most severely affected by weather
Wet weather leaves farmers in despair: ‘I have never seen it this bad. Everything is compounded together’
Nine months of wet weather is creating a mounting crisis for Irish tillage farmers in particular
Fertiliser industry faces possible scrutiny by EU
Complaint to competition regulators follows concerns highlighted by farmers
Ancient food wisdom for modern food security
Could foods grown and eaten in Ireland thousands of years ago improve food security in a time of environmental change?
Organic dairy farmers consider dumping milk due to poor prices
Many organic farmers feel more needs to be done to create organic dairy products with added value such as butter, cheese and baby formula
Weather woes and nitrates: why farmers faced a perfect storm in 2023
The unpredictability of the weather was felt from the very beginning of the year but the real hit came with one of the hottest Junes on record creating drought-like situations
Womens’ lives, carbon credits and climate finance in Ethiopia
Vita stoves use less wood, have health benefits and leave a reduced carbon footprint
Emissions in agriculture declined last year driven by reductions in chemical nitrogen fertiliser - Teagasc
Though herd sizes increased on dairy farms in 2022, average emissions, including methane, on a whole farm and per hectare basis declined
How Ireland’s young farmers are facing up to their generation’s financial, social, and environmental challenges
Ahead of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, several young people speak about what it means to be involved in farming today
Irish politicians at risk of ‘delusional’ thinking on climate crisis, activist says
Oisín Coghlan tells Dublin conference he fears politicians will not have the courage ‘to tell voters what has to happen to protect our future’
Nitrates decision will not be revisited despite engagement pledge, McConalogue says
Taoiseach told farmers he would write to EU Commissioner to discuss derogation in move welcomed by IFA
Ireland’s native trees facing danger ‘from disease and threats to gene pool’
Coalition of more then 30 environmental groups says sending seeds abroad for germination is inherently dangerous
Fintan O’Toole: Farmers’ denial of climate reality has been shaped by the parties they support
Farmers are in strange denial about the climate emergency partly because political parties, especially Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, have shaped their attitudes
‘The fields are too wet to harvest’: Farmers fear loss of crops due to record rainfall
‘Impossible’ July weather has created havoc for tillage production
New farming and horticultural apprenticeships welcomed
Programmes will help to address labour shortages in sector, says IFA
Unpredictable weather plays havoc for Ireland’s strawberry growers
From the early summer heatwave of June to a rain-soaked July, the changeable weather patterns have brought uncertainty and forced the €50m annual industry to adapt
Can agriculture and reduced emissions coexist? Meet the pioneer farmers who are leading the way
An initiative involving 23 farmers aims to show how a balance between agriculture and the environment can be struck
EPA report ‘would limit farm stock levels, ruining farmers’, Oireachtas committee told
TDs, Senators, IFA question causes of nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in Irish waters
Sodden July causing ‘havoc’ for farmers seeking to harvest crops
Cereal yields predicted to be down as much as 16 per cent on last year
Agriculture emissions target can be met if farmers show widespread support, Teagasc says
Sector tasked with decreasing greenhouse gas emission by 25% by 2030 in Government plan
Hot water: why the marine heatwave on Ireland’s coasts signals danger
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