Environment
Landowners should abstain from burning activities as the current warm, dry weather combined with easterly winds has created “tinderbox” conditions, Clare County Fire and...
Environment
Most forest owners know that a forest must be replanted after the final timber crop has been harvested however, Teagasc...
Environment
The Organic Farming Scheme will be opening soon, have you considered switching to organic production? Teagasc advise to get acquainted...
Environment
The Organic Farming Scheme is to open for applications shortly, Minister Tom Hayes has said. “Applications for the new scheme...
Environment
Medical imaging techniques have been used by a team of researchers at Imperial College London, in collaboration with Rothamsted Research, to explore why...
Environment
An Independent TD for Donegal has called on the Minister for Energy to implement a moratorium on on-shore wind farming, until...
Environment
A new study of badger behaviour on Northern Ireland farms found that badgers are more likely to visit farmyards in...
Environment
A new study of badger behaviour on Northern Ireland farms found that badgers are more likely to visit farmyards in...
Environment
The proposed Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could limit the power of the Governments of Member States within the...
Environment
The forestry sector will see investment of €482m as the Department of Agriculture secures State Aid approval for the new...
Environment
A decision on whether or not to extended the hedgecutting season will not be made in time to effect this...
Environment
Last year, 48% of household septic tanks inspected by local authorities failed the inspection, more than half due to a lack...
Environment
Crop and tillage based biofuels are vital for animal feed, the environment, jobs and fuel, according to Copa-Cocega General Secretary...
Environment
The European Commission will provide a ‘letter of comfort’ to the Department of Agriculture so as to enable it to...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has announced that farmers and their agents can now submit...
Environment
From January 1, 2015, farmers in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to plough or convert permanent grassland in areas...
Environment
From January 1, 2015, farmers in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to plough or convert permanent grassland in areas...
Environment
Plans for a €54m investment in Ireland, producing 40 million litres of motor fuel per annum from plastic, are underway....
