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An Coimisiún Pleanála green lights 98,000t AD plant in former Lisheen Mine

Local landowners have lost their appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála in an attempt to overturn Tipperary County Council’s decision to grant permission for the plant.

NEWS 10 December 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála green lights 98,000t AD plant in former Lisheen Mine

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Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

NEWS 19 November 2025

Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

NEWS 2 November 2025

Ban on spreading farmyard manure until mid-January

Ban on spreading farmyard manure until mid-January

Ban on spreading farmyard manure until mid-January

NEWS 1 November 2025

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

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Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

Tillage farmers have been busy planting winter cereals in recent weeks and there are still plenty of crops to sow.

HUSBANDRY 12 February 2025

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

There is a lot of planning to do at the minute on tillage farms from ordering seed to filling in declaration forms.

HUSBANDRY 12 February 2025

Buying weanlings, dehorning calves and live tech talks at the ploughing

Buying weanlings, dehorning calves and live tech talks at the ploughing

This week, Beef Management takes a look at buying weanlings, dehorning calves and previews what's on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the National ploughing championships.

MANAGEMENT 12 February 2025

New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

Caitríona Morrissey looks at the proposed planning law changes relating to slurry storage and animal housing.

NEWS 12 February 2025

Biogas plant approved on former Lisheen mine in Tipperary

Biogas plant approved on former Lisheen mine in Tipperary

The AD plant will process 98,000t of agricultural and waste feedstock annually to produce biomethane gas, which will be injected into the national gas grid as a replacement for natural gas.

NEWS 12 February 2025

Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape

Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape

Gerald Potterton farms tillage and some beef at Kildalkey, Co Meath.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

Targeting the correct action in the correct place to address water problems

Targeting the correct action in the correct place to address water problems

In the last of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains why 'water quality' is such a complex issue to address.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 12 February 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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