New research centre at Moorepark aimed at reducing GHG emissions
A new research centre aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving the environmental sustainability of Irish agriculture has been announced.
Source: independent.ie
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'Farmers are willing to open up their land if they get a bit of respect' – rural Ireland resists 'right to roam'… but is there an acceptable compromise?
A nationwide campaign for the right to access private farmland for recreational purposes and the right of way for walkers has been met with resistance by some farmers and landowners.
Source: independent.ie
Andrew Bergin: Why results-based schemes are the best way to help the environment
‘No pain, no gain” seems to be the basis for most of our agri-environment schemes.
Source: independent.ie
PJ Phelan: Ways to boost biodiversity on your farm without hurting your profits
Tillage farmers have spent a lifetime seeking perfection. They have bought new machinery/technology as soon as it comes to market, waited for new chemicals to control weeds and disease, adopted crop rotations and have left no stone unturned to produce the perfect crop.
Source: independent.ie
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: We need funding to find the vital common ground between conservation and farming
A few years ago, I met a man who promised to get me a great story. At this stage in my journalistic career the scepticism hadn’t set in, and I found myself following the man, Barry O’Donoghue of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), to a bog in Kerry to find a curlew.
Source: independent.ie