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Desperate Farmwife: I will never have 'kitchen notions' ever again
Contributor
It's great having all these fancy new appliances, but what happens when they break? The times of 'knowing a guy' are long gone.
11 December 2024 Editorial
Editorial: business case for Kerry
If a leading milk price can be paid then the business can work, Jack Kennedy writes.
11 December 2024 Viewpoints
Fresh assessment of data centre policy needed
The portion of electricity usage devoted to data centres has already risen to around 20%, compared to 3 or 4% in the typical European country.
A revamped electric 403E ultra-compact loader
JCB has developed a second version of the 20kWh lithium-ion-powered 403E ultra-compact electric wheel-loader, this time equipped with a fully glazed, heated cab.
11 December 2024 Farm machinery
14% of wind energy lost in 2024 due to weak grid
Over the first 10 months of the year, 14% of wind energy production was wasted because of record levels of constraints on the electricity grid.
11 December 2024 Renewables
Ditching old habits is the key to better heart health
Many cardiac patients go back to old habits, even after surgery. Making better lifestyle choices is vital for staying well in the future, writes Margaret Hawkins.
4 December 2024 Health
Farmers told AD can cut reliance on fertiliser
Biolectric claims that its systems can help address farm emissions, water quality and ammonia issues.
4 December 2024 Renewables
400ac solar farm starts planning bid in Meath
The 400ac Fyanstown Solar Farm, set to be developed by global renewables developer BayWa-re, will involve land from seven landowners near Kells, Co Meath.
4 December 2024 News
700ac bog solar farm nears completion
Bord na Móna and ESB are nearing completion of the largest solar farm in Europe to be built on cutover peatland in Kildare
27 November 2024 News
Increased supports sought for renewables
Newly-appointed MREF chair Ciarán Kells said the momentum that had been created around the adoption of renewable power must be maintained.
27 November 2024 News
Critical farm renewables reset needed
With an election looming, in the first of two articles, Stephen Robb explores whether it is time for a critical reset in our approach to renewable electricity development on farms.
20 November 2024 Renewables
Candidates agree on solar farms
Farming candidates from each of the main political parties unanimously agreed that farmers should be allowed to choose what they want to do with their own land.
20 November 2024 Renewables