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Producing nutrient-dense food in west Cork
Brendan Dunford
Steve Collins’ lifelong dedication to fighting malnutrition has taken him all over the world and lives on through his current ‘passion project’– a small hill farm in west Cork, writes Brendan Dunford.
Producing nutrient-dense food in west Cork
Establishing and maintaining hedgerows this winter
6 November 2024 Sustainability
Establishing and maintaining hedgerows this winter
Martin Merrick details some tasks that can be completed on far hedgerows to keep them in good health and functionality this winter.
Protecting the sustainability of hill farms
18 September 2024 Sustainability
Protecting the sustainability of hill farms
Traditional hill farms are under pressure socially and economically, but what can be done to stem the flow away from management of our sensitive upland areas.
What if Charlie McConalogue is right?
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s comments about a seven-month winter being the benchmark for the future should be worrying.
31 July 2024 Sustainability
Hitting all three pillars of sustainability is important
In this week’s sustainability feature, the focus is on all three pillars of sustainability. We meet farmers making changes on their farms.
26 June 2024 Sustainability
The bill for a changing climate is starting to come due
More developed countries face higher costs for maintaining infrastructure.
10 April 2024 Sustainability
What’s nature actually worth?
Two recently published pieces of research try (and mostly fail) to value nature.
27 December 2023 Sustainability