Plastic

Silage wrap to be exempt from proposed plastic tax

Silage wrap to be exempt from proposed plastic tax

Plastic film, used by many farmers and crofters to produce silage bales, is to be exempt from the proposed plastic...

January 27, 2022
Poots urges public response to consultation on single-use plastics

Poots urges public response to consultation on single-use plastics

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, is calling on the public to respond to the single-use plastic (SUP) drinks...

January 11, 2022
DAERA seeks ideas on how to eliminate plastic litter in NI

DAERA seeks ideas on how to eliminate plastic litter in NI

Extended corporate responsibility, a deposit return scheme, and laws banning the sale of some single-use plastic items are all options...

July 15, 2021
Farming and food will help reconcile the UK after Brexit

Farming and food will help reconcile the UK after Brexit

The farming and food sectors will drive the reconciliation that will be required to re-unite all parts of the UK...

April 12, 2019
Video: Taking the hardship out of silage bales – New Hayknife hits Irish market

Video: Taking the hardship out of silage bales – New Hayknife hits Irish market

Fastparts, a division of Farmhand, has recently launched a new Hayknife on the Irish market to take the hardship out...

December 2, 2016
€54m investment to turn plastic into fuel launched

€54m investment to turn plastic into fuel launched

Plans for a €54m investment in Ireland, producing 40 million litres of motor fuel per annum from plastic, are underway....

December 4, 2014