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The long shadow of land designation
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Land designation has not delivered for nature and has fostered resentment in the areas affected by it, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
The long shadow of land designation
An eye for nature in south Mayo
11 December 2024 Climate and environment
An eye for nature in south Mayo
Alanna Daly draws upon her farm’s remarkable heritage to boost farm income - and indulge in her passion for wildlife photography, writes Brendan Dunford.
Quantifying habitats and carbon stored on Signpost Farms
8 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Quantifying habitats and carbon stored on Signpost Farms
In this article Stuart Greene describes how light technology is helping to measure habitats and carbon storage on farms.
Injecting carbon dioxide into the ground in the US
Earlier this year Siobhán Walsh visited ADM’s Carbon Capture and Storage Facility where Carbon Dioxide is injected and stored deep under ground.
4 December 2024 News
Farming in the face of climate change
Teagasc senior researcher Dr Elodie Ruelle recently outlined how Irish farms will cope with a warmer and wetter climate. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
4 December 2024 Climate and environment
Farmers meet Boortmalt on carbon payment pilot
Boortmalt met with farmers this week to discuss a pilot programme to pay farmers for reducing carbon emissions.
4 December 2024 News
AgNav – an online platform to measure your farm’s sustainabilty
Siobhán Jordan, Natasha Browne and Jonathan Herron of Teagasc describe this tool that can be used to measure your farm’s sustainability.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Making progress on emissions reduction
Karl Richards, head of the Climate Centre, Teagasc, says that progress has been made in cutting carbon emissions on farms.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Meet the sustainability winners
In this article, we detail the winners of the Teagasc/FBD environmental sustainability award winners for 2024.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
ABP Clones to reduce carbon emissions by 80%
The project forms part of ABP’s overall sustainability strategy and is part of an extensive decarbonisation plan that aims to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% from 2021 to 2030 in all ABP sites.
4 December 2024 News
Find out how to access water quality funds at Meath event next week
The farm event will take place on a farm in Moynalty, Co Meath, on Tuesday 3 December.
26 November 2024 Climate and environment
Up to €2,000/ha for 600 farmers in water quality pilot project
There are five sub-catchments across the country in which farmers can apply to take part.
25 November 2024 Climate and environment