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Tillage
Boortmalt asks growers to cut emissions
Siobhán Walsh
Malting barley growers could be paid for a carbon credit under a new programme from Boortmalt, who is partnering with Soil Capital.
1 August 2024 News
Over 1,600ac of land hits the market in Mayo
The lands consist of mainly blanket bog suited to rough grazing.
14 July 2024 News
Carbon Removals Action Group calls for clarity on trading
John Hourigan of CRAG berated the Government's 'useful confusion' in relation to carbon credits and carbon farming.
Call for forestry representation on carbon working group
The Irish Timber Growers Association (ITGA) has called for forestry to be represented in the Department of Agriculture carbon farming working group.
3 July 2024 Forestry
Counting on carbon
The baseline carbon stocks in soils is and will be harder to quantify.
26 June 2024 Viewpoints
Carbon counting is not without pitfalls, farmers warned
A Teagasc conference heard that expectations on carbon farming should be managed to avoid over-promising its income opportunities to farmers.
26 June 2024 Climate and environment
Minister moves to include farmers in carbon farming group
In response to a question from Jackie Cahill TD, Minister McConalogue said he would look at including farm organisations in the carbon farming working group.
25 June 2024 News
Tipp man ploughing his own furrow down under
Fergal O’Sullivan spoke with Tipperary native, John Moloney, product manager at Kubota Australia, to discuss the Australian agricultural machinery industry.
19 June 2024 Farm machinery