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IFA requests impact assessment for EU nature restoration law
Kelsey Daly
IFA and ICSA met with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Martin Heydon in Government Buildings on 24 May.
24 May 2023 News
Why is this Government so anti-dairy?
In this opinion piece, dairy editor Aidan Brennan asks if the Irish Government really believes that Irish dairy is sustainable and, if so, why it does not support it.
24 May 2023 Dealer
Government review sticks the boot into Bord Bia's carbon footprint
Tiptoeing through the issues around food production's carbon footprint will be one of the challenges of the coming decade, as a Government report questions Bord Bia funding and ANC payments.
Short shrift for short-haul French flights
The French government has clamped down hard on domestic air travel .
24 May 2023 Dealer
Soaring food prices hitting the headlines
Higher food prices are necessary if the industry is to have any hope of being sustainable.
17 May 2023 Northern Ireland
BioCNG - from field to HGV
Farm-produced renewable biomethane gas is available through a network of refueling stations and will be key in helping the HGV sector to decarbonise.
10 May 2023 Climate and environment
Farmers can be paid to store carbon, MPs told
Farmers can build carbon in their soils, but there are many challenges to overcome.
10 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Group water schemes excluded from fees waiver
The water connection fee waiver only applies to houses connected to a water and wastewater supply provided by Irish Water/Uisce Éireann.
10 May 2023 News
Minister brave in the face of farmers’ party threat
Minister McConalogue is adamant that Fianna Fáil is doing well with rural voters.
10 May 2023 Dealer
IFA requests farmed land be removed from residential zoned land tax
The IFA is encouraging farmers to check the supplementary residential zoned land tax maps of their local county council to see if they have land added.
9 May 2023 News
‘Fianna Fáil is the farmers’ party in Government’ - McConalogue
Minister McConalogue believes that Fianna Fáil and the Government as a whole are supporting rural Ireland.
8 May 2023 News
Opinion: surreal moments at Farmers Alliance meeting in Naas
The Farmers Alliance believe they can tap into a public disconnect with mainstream political parties. Their second meeting suggests they are appealing to the fringes.
6 May 2023 Opinion