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Five tips for working in freezing conditions
Kieran Mailey
Temperatures are set to drop well below freezing next week, making working conditions on farms more difficult. Outlined are some tips to working in freezing conditions.
1 January 2025 News
Microalgae could be key to Irish wastewater problem
Wastewater is a problem throughout the agri-food industry. But what can be done? A team of researchers is working to treat water in a circular way, using microalgae, writes Janine Kennedy.
27 December 2024 News
McConalogue hails farmers' environmental actions
The work carried out by farmers as part of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme will have 'long-term benefits for all of us', the minister says.
Five jobs to get sheds ready for spring calving
With spring calving just around the corner, outlined are five jobs to prepare sheds for one of the busiest times of the year.
25 December 2024 Management
Farmer Writes: cows housed based on calving dates
We have the cows now separated out into the three cubicle sheds according to their calving dates.
23 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Uisce Éireann convicted for chemical spill that led to major fish kill
A judge has convicted and fined Uisce Éireann €3,500 with one month to pay for a chemical spill that caused the deaths of "tens of thousands" of fish. David Forsythe reports.
16 December 2024 News
Fresh calls to develop hydrogen in Ireland
There have been fresh calls to use hydrogen in hard-to-abate transport sectors in Ireland, including heavy-duty trucks and buses, shipping and aviation, cutting emissions by 260,000 tonnes per year.
16 December 2024 News
Navigating a period of high risk for Avian Influenza
Teagasc poultry specialist Rebecca Tierney takes a look at Avian Influenza and the threat that it poses to the Irish poultry industry.
15 December 2024 Poultry
ABP Clones to reduce carbon emissions by 80%
The project forms part of ABP’s overall sustainability strategy and is part of an extensive decarbonisation plan that aims to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% from 2021 to 2030 in all ABP sites.
4 December 2024 News
Keep drinking water clean for housed cattle
Providing clean drinking water is a key part of winter management in housed cattle, but it is a task that is often overlooked.
3 December 2024 Management
Farm inspection rates 'far below' level required - EPA
Over 4,500 farms are due to be inspected by county councils in 2025, up from 3,346 in 2024.
3 December 2024 News
Important day for Irish democracy and Irish farmers
This election matters to farmers - and farmers matter to the outcome of this election.
30 November 2024 News