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Call for change to the methane counting system
Declan O’Brien
Carbon Removals Action Group called on the Government to use both the current GWP100 accounting system in parallel to GWP*.
Call for change to the methane counting system
Footprint Farmers: some green care in rural Co Mayo
5 February 2025 Climate and environment
Footprint Farmers: some green care in rural Co Mayo
Some rural landscapes carry a lot of pain and trauma, so it’s fitting that Paul Maguire’s vision for his farm is as a place of healing – for nature and for people, writes Brendan Dunford.
More carbon in tillage soils than expected
5 February 2025 News
More carbon in tillage soils than expected
The attendees at the Teagasc National Tillage Conference heard that soil type and carbon inputs are the key to carbon sequestration. Conor Kehoe reports.
Reducing pesticide use impacts yield and income
Studies from around the world show a decrease in crop yields with pesticide reductions, but income varies.
5 February 2025 News
Tillage carbon calculator almost here
This new tool is going to make a big difference to how carbon emissions are measured on Irish tillage farms.
5 February 2025 News
What is the reason for implementing a closed period for spreading manure?
In the third of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains how different soils can leach more nitrogen to water and what farmers can do to slow it.
5 February 2025 Climate and environment
BISS fines loom on CAP peatland rules
It is thought that as many as 32,000 farmers are to be impacted by the new GAEC 2 rules.
5 February 2025 News
Plant protection products: the facts and the figures on registrations
The Department of Agriculture outlined some facts and figures on the registration of plant protection products at the Teagasc National Tillage Conference.
2 February 2025 News
Nitrate loads and leaching: why hot spots matter
In the second of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains how different soils can leach more nitrogen to water and what farmers can do to slow it.
29 January 2025 Climate and environment
EU pesticide cut reduces crop yields with no alternatives
Teagasc research has shown that an Irish expert group thinks yields will be dramatically impacted by the implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy with no alternatives.
29 January 2025 News
Monaghan farmers seek to overturn poultry planning permission ban
Planning rules currently ban the development of certain pig and poultry farms within 10km of a Natura 2000 site. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
29 January 2025 News
Tillage conference: drop in pesticide use could hit crop yields by 30%
Research from Teagasc predicts declines in yield from pesticide use reductions, even when integrated pest management is being implemented.
29 January 2025 News