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Horticulture innovation and diversification schemes open
James Hanly
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett made the announcement of the schemes, which are part of the key strategic actions set out in the horticulture strategy.
4 December 2024 News
New campaign to dispel common myths on dairy
The new campaign is centred around a survey for third-level students in colleges across the country, typically aged between 17 and 24 years of age.
2 December 2024 News
New Commission looks set to stick to its guns on green agenda
Vows to cut red tape and allow EU businesses to become more competitive do not look like they will translate to any major loosening of Brussels’ green ambition, some experts maintain.
Important day for Irish democracy and Irish farmers
This election matters to farmers - and farmers matter to the outcome of this election.
30 November 2024 News
Policy pointing in the wrong direction
The problem is the attribution of emissions in accordance with the system of the UN Convention, which allocates emissions on a territorial basis, by production.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints
Teagasc research sounds alarm on social vulnerability of farms
Caitríona Morrissey take a closer look at Teagasc's recent farm sustainability report and what it says about farmer age, isolation and
20 November 2024 Climate and environment
Focus: competition for employees heightens as labour market tightens
Sarah McIntosh highlights how competition for employees heightens as labour market tightens.
20 November 2024 Agri jobs
Colm McCarthy - will COP 29 make a difference?
Flying 20,000 people to remote Baku will have made a non-trivial contribution to carbon emissions all on its own.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Lakeland Dairies urges election candidates to back dairy
The co-op, which has 3,200 farm families in 17 counties, has written to candidates in each of its constituencies with a reminder of the importance of the dairy sector in the nation's economy.
19 November 2024 News
Colm McCarthy: what Trump's victory may mean for Ireland's exports
Trade access to US markets and the tax bonanza are under threat with the focus on protectionism in the recent US election.
13 November 2024 Viewpoints
Opinion: Trump towers over global agenda - it will affect Ireland
As Ireland steps into an election campaign, the ripple effect of Donald Trump's return to the White House must be absorbed.
9 November 2024 Opinion
Nature credits a priority for Commissioner-designate
The Swedish minister was speaking at the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety in Brussels on Tuesday.
6 November 2024 Renewables