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Building wind farms on peatlands could undermine green transition
Stephen Robb
Since 2008, at least 79 wind turbines have been built in Ireland on recognised blanket bog, the long-term impact of which is not fully understood.
23 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Five tips for farm safety at silage time
Fieldwork is reaching peak levels and with the aim to get silage in as quickly as possible in dry conditions, safety can be overlooked.
19 May 2023 News
Six steps to help ensure a safe silage harvest - Minister Heydon
Over half of all fatal incidents on farms involve vehicles or machinery, Minister Heydon warned as silage season gets under way.
In pictures: producing 60,000t of wood pellets in Enniskillen
Renewables editor Stephen Robb recently visited Ireland’s largest sawmill, Balcas, which produces some 60,000t of wood pellets and a range of sawn timber products using Irish timber.
17 May 2023 Forestry
Time to make a break for the Costa del Connemara
Margaret Leahy loves the period between the May and June bank holidays when we go from evenings watching TV to sitting outside wearing two fleeces and getting eaten by midges.
3 May 2023 Features
Silage costs to exceed £100/acre
With silage contractors experiencing higher finance and wage bills, early indications point to silage harvesting costs exceeding £100/acre in NI during 2023.
19 April 2023 Northern Ireland
Conducting a farm energy audit
Stephen Robb joined Kevin Carey of Atlantic Energy Consulting as he conducted an SEAI energy audit with dairy farmer Thomas Francis in Ballyvaughan, Co Clare.
19 April 2023 Renewables
Silage costing at a time of high inflation
With machinery costings on the rise over the past few years, Michael Moroney from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors (FCI) talks through some of the figures. involved.
5 April 2023 Farm machinery
Contractor profile: Butler Agri – taking a modern approach
Gary Abbott caught up with Alex Butler, to get an insight into the family-run tillage farm and contracting business based near Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
22 March 2023 Contracting
Contractor charges face 5% rise in 2023 as machinery costs soar- FCI
Increases in machinery replacement, tyres, fuel, oil, insurance and labour throughout 2022 with more expected into 2023 are the reasons behind a 5% increase in contractor charges, according to FCI.
22 March 2023 News
Meet the new generation of forestry professionals
Tom Kent, programme leader of forestry at South East Technological University outlines the advantages of pursuing a degree in forestry.
15 March 2023 Careers
Power, style and ease of configuration as black beauty impresses
Over the summer of 2022, Peter Thomas Keaveney got behind the wheel of a top spec Claas Axion 850 Cmatic and put it through its paces at a range of applications.
8 March 2023 Farm machinery