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Ireland unlikely to meet second carbon budget - CCAC
Anne O'Donoghue
Last year, a fall in emissions brought Ireland closer to achieving its first carbon budget.
16 October 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: new tractor sales back 13%
It is clear all farmers are holding back on purchasing, not alone tractors but other investments also, until they get some clarity and vision on where businesses can go.
11 September 2024 Opinion
EU’s emissions reporting strategy remains fundamentally flawed
The climate council has again reported that agriculture is responsible for over a third of all Irish emissions, even though most of the sector’s output is exported, a flawed approach.
Changes to beef grid needed – CCAC boss
Meat Industry Ireland believes one of best ways to achieve earlier finishing is for Government to work with farmers to achieve targeted improvements in the rearing of calves.
4 September 2024 News
Editorial: EU paints a changing farmer support vision
When a farmer reduces emissions, the whole supply chain de-carbonises.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
Call for factories to adjust bonus payments
Climate council urges meat processors to reconfigure the carcase specification bonus payment scheme to favour animals finished at an earlier age.
4 September 2024 News
Editorial: Energy balance numbers revealed
The reality is the leakage of productive land out of the food and farming sector is moving into the energy sector.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
Government called on to incentivise farm measures to cut emissions
The accelerated roll out of protected urea fertiliser, increased uptake of methane reducing feed and manure additives are among the key areas of impactful gains to drive down emissions, the CCAC said.
4 September 2024 Climate and environment
Suckler weanlings see 40% price rise but herd decline continues
As an industry, as farmers collectively watching this sector in demise, are we comfortable seeing this sector disappear before our eyes?
3 July 2024 Viewpoints
Back to basics at BEEF 2024
Adam Woods reports from last week’s national Teagasc beef event in Grange.
3 July 2024 Management
Climate 'incentives' needed for farmers
Donnelly was reacting to the findings of the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions report.
19 June 2024 News
Forestry licences well below targets
Early midterm forestry review needed to address the dismal afforestation returns and disappointing felling licences as presented in dashboard data, writes Donal Magner.
12 June 2024 Forestry