Environment
Apply now for 2015 Nitrates Derogation
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has announced that farmers and their agents can now submit...
Environment
Arable
2015 is the International Year of Soils
Healthy soils are critical for global food production. But we are not paying enough attention to this important silent ally,...
Agri-Business
Member States to determine own rules on GMOs
The European Parliament has ruled that Member States should be allowed to determine their own stance on the cultivation of...
Environment
Climate change impacting on the carbon storage potential of soil
The response of soil microbial communities to changes in temperature increases the potential for more carbon dioxide to be released from...
Agri-Business
Photosynthesis breakthrough achieved by Rothamsted scientists
Plants, algae and some bacteria capture light energy from the sun and transform it into chemical energy by the process...
Environment
Almost all Europeans say protecting the environment is important to them
Three years on from the most recent similar Eurobarometer survey, it is clear that, despite the economic crisis, Europeans’ concern...
Environment
Galway test site for innovative textiles to boost EU seaweed farming
An EU-funded AT~SEA project, with Irish partner Oceanfuel Ltd, based in Galway, has developed advanced textiles that give high yields...
Beef
US beef production damages the environment according to new study
Beef production in the US is damaging to the environment, a new study has found. The study states that US...
Environment
Greening measures will do little to improve biodiversity
While the latest reforms of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have been declared significantly ‘greener by the members of...
Environment
New technology turns manure into clean water
Michigan University is using an anaerobic digester to turn manure into clean water and says it can also extract nutrients...
Environment
Minister says changes to commonage criteria will ease burden
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has stated in the Dail this week that recent changes...
Environment
'Major challenges to achieve low-carbon future'
Ireland faces considerable challenges in moving to a low-carbon economy, according to figures released today by the Environmental Protection Agency...
Environment
EU Commission drop Framework Directive on Soil
EU Commission has decided to drop plans for a Framework Directive on soil. Many farm organisations had criticised the Directive...
Agri-Business
30 new on-farm anaerobic digestion plants planned for Northern Ireland
Assured Asset Energy Ltd (AAE) has launched a new £27 million fund to finance up to 30 new on-farm renewable...
Environment
Biomass can reduce business heating costs by 50%
Biomass boilers can reduce heating costs for businesses by up to 50%, a recent conference on Biomass Information and Demonstration...
Agri-Business
No exemption for farmers on water rates
Farmers cannot expect any exemptions on the recently announced water rates according to the Department of the Environment. Despite calls...
Environment
Co-ordinated effort to fight Chalara ash dieback
The importance of continued co-operation in tackling plant disease throughout Ireland was highlighted at the Chalara conference in Dundalk today...
Environment
Terms of reference for EirGrid review published
The panel asked to examine the EirGrid Grid West and Grid Link projects has concluded its deliberations and has now finalised...
