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Review begins of hedgerow removal and land drainage rules
Noel Bardon
The review begins with the opening of a stakeholder consultation on the rules this Thursday.
24 May 2023 News
Farmer Writes: improved weather brings a flurry of field activity
The greatly improved weather has brought a flurry of field activity and hopefully the current damp and warm soil could make up for some of the lost time, Gerald Potterton writes.
18 May 2023 News
Biodiversity farm walks among events for national biodiversity week
Communities across Ireland are set to celebrate biodiversity and engage with nature during National Biodiversity Week 2023, which will offer a range of farming-orientated activities and events.
Dowth too valuable to lose
There is a danger that a unique part of the country’s agricultural history will be lost.
17 May 2023 Viewpoints
How biodiverse are the Footprint Farms?
Biodiversity scoring across the farm showed a mix of results across the sectors.
3 May 2023 Footprint Farmers
Farmer Writes: spring barley sown in a dust storm
With fertilising the winter crops largely finished, it’s full-on spraying time now, writes Gerald Potterton.
26 April 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: ground conditions delay turnout
On the subject of vigilance, no matter how often cows are checked, they’ll always find ways to get into trouble.
12 April 2023 Farmer Writes
High Court rejects referral of Offaly solar farm to European Court of Justice
A local concern group’s application to appeal the decision to grant planning permission for an 87ha solar farm on Offaly to the European Union Court of Justice was refused by the High Court.
12 April 2023 News
Only half of Ireland is fields of green grass
Report published on map created by the Ordinance Survey of Ireland and the EPA.
12 April 2023 News
Bad apples could see farmers get both barrels
As farmers begin to assess the findings of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity, we need to realise that unless we root out bad practice in farming, we are on a hiding to nothing.
8 April 2023 Opinion
Changing picture of forestry and land cover
Farmers under pressure over emissions have done a lot more than previously thought.
5 April 2023 News
Most hedgerows sequestering no carbon – Teagasc
Teagasc researchers have found that it is only unmanaged, emerging hedgerows that are sequestering carbon on farms.
15 March 2023 News