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IFA

Climate & Environment

Irish farmers still allowed to burn hedge cuttings as ban is pushed back

While the ban was meant to be in place from January 1, many farmers were unaware of this
  • Michael Brennan
  • February 6, 2023
Education

IFA calls for Leaving Cert course to recognise agriculture’s ‘environmental credentials’

Organisation says famers are being ‘vilified’ as the sole cause of climate change while minister says it’s time to move away from 'adversarial’ positions on the issue
  • Daniel Murray
  • November 26, 2022
Energy

Lorcan Allen: After a late start, Ireland finally turns its face to the sun

Statkraft, the Norwegian energy giant is building one of Ireland’s biggest solar farms at Ballymacarney on the Dublin-Meath border. But is the country ready to take full advantage of the benefits of solar power?
  • Lorcan Allen
  • October 22, 2022
Agriculture

Retirement scheme and emissions cap among radical measures proposed for dairy sector

The Minister for Agriculture is to receive a report setting out options to reduce emissions from Irish dairy farms, but some of the proposals could prove controversial
  • Lorcan Allen
  • May 15, 2022

Lorcan Allen: Exhorting farmers to plant more crops won’t make much difference to food shortfall

As shortages loom, the government target of an extra 25,000 hectares looks likely to be meet but it doesn’t account for a drop in yields due to the fertiliser shortage
  • Lorcan Allen
  • March 27, 2022

EU review of red meat promotion ‘set to harm Irish food sector’

IFA president Tim Cullinan says the country’s beef farmers will suffer if their produce is not marketed around the world
  • Aiden Corkery
  • February 7, 2021

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