The relationship between farmers and environmentalists is broken Irish agriculture has failed to properly demonstrate the commitment of the sector to acknowledging and addressing the environmental challenges that lie ahead about 4 hours ago Justin McCarthy Increasing the rate of afforestation has been identified as a key element in Ireland’s climate change mitigation strategy. However serial objectors to felling licences have effectively shut the sector down.
The ongoing objections by An Taisce to the Glanbia Ireland cheese plant in Kilkenny exposes the extent to which the relationship between farmers and environmentalists is broken. By working together both parties could deliver so much in relation to reducing the environmental footprint of food production, not just in Ireland but globally.