Farming for Water represents a real opportunity for agricultural sector
The new €60 million Farming for Water project which has been announced with the aim of supporting up to 15,000 farmers to improve water...
In-person farm safety workshops in primary schools get underway
Agri Aware is gearing up for a busy period in its programmes calendar, as the agri-food educational body visits schools as part of its...
From Sucklers to Robots: Farming for the Family’s Future
Husband and wife team, Connie & Deirdre McSweeney are farming in Glenroe, Co Limerick and have 4 children under 10. Having been suckler farmers...
Empower farmers to advance carbon farming – MEP Kelly
Seán Kelly MEP (Ireland South) highlighted the vital role of farmers in advancing carbon farming initiatives at an event he hosted at the Horse...
Dairygold launches Ireland’s first electric milk truck
Dairygold has announced that it is adding an electric truck to its milk collection fleet, making it the first dairy processor in Ireland to...
Dairygold announces new loan partnership for milk suppliers
A sustainability-linked loan which was first launched in November 2023, has already proven popular with dairy farmers, with discounted flexible finance provided to farmers...
Dairygold to power its processing plants with renewable electricity from Co-Op...
In a unique and ground-breaking move, Dairygold has become the first dairy processor in Ireland to sign a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (cPPA) with...
Top honours for Tirlán at Green Awards 2024
Tirlán has claimed the ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at this year’s Green Awards 2024, recognition of its Living Proof sustainability strategy and...
ICMSA query Ornua increase in processing costs
Following the decision of Ornua to increase the estimated processing costs for the PPI calculation by 1.9 cpl for February, the chairperson of ICMSA’s...
McConalogue told farmers “waiting impatiently” for promised changes to Nitrates Regulations
The President of ICMSA has called on Minister McConalogue to confirm that changes to the Nitrates Regulations on which he (the Minister) had made...
