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Country Crest applies to build anaerobic digestion plant
Stephen Robb
The farming and food company applied for planning permission for an anaerobic digestion plant on the site in 2012, but the permission expired in 2023.
15 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report
His address was alarmingly short on specifics, and dealt almost entirely in generalisations.
15 January 2025 News
New EU expert group on livestock needed - MEP Walsh
Maria Walsh has said that livestock farmers across Ireland and the EU have serious concerns regarding the future of the sector.
Mallow students win Teagasc special award at BT Young Scientist
The winning project was titled 'An Investigation into using Total Leaf-Area as a predictive tool for determining below-ground biomass at all stages in the growth of selected Root-Crop Plants'.
15 January 2025 News
Opinion: fair food pricing may test CAP commitment of consumers
Will asking consumers to pay more for food cost farming public support for the Common Agricultural Policy?
11 January 2025 Opinion
Book review: McWilliams explains farmers invented money and humanity’s story
Peter McCann reviews a new book by well-known Irish economist David McWilliams.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Farmer Writes: Hot markets the backdrop to cold snap
Much of west Cork has escaped the worst extremes of this cold spell but strong market performances will help get the year off to a good start.
8 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Editorial: Stop the clock and reflect
How quickly we forget some of the detail and indeed some of the outcomes from these so-called scandals.
8 January 2025 Viewpoints
Next government must develop sustainable food sector - ICMSA
It comes after the Irish economy recorded €17 billion of exports in 2024 which ICMSA president Denis Drennan said is a testament to the hard work and ingenuity of farmers and the food industry.
8 January 2025 News
Funding for local food projects announced
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Pippa Hackett said this funding promotes short supply chains and premium sustainable markets closer to home.
3 January 2025 News
Editorial: need for positive thinking for investing in 2025
The EU powerhouses of Germany and France need financial stimulation and are in a very different fiscal economic situation to Ireland at the moment.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints
Drive for sustainability has to go both ways
Farmers have to see the economic reward for doing more on sustainability, Tara McCarthy of Alltech told Lorcan Roche Kelly.
23 December 2024 Climate and environment