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Farm Tech Talk: ACRES; nitrates and Tullamore Farm
Jack Kennedy
The ongoing issues with the ACRES scheme, the challenge against the nitrates plan and Tullamore Farm all feature on this week's show.
26 July 2024 News
Ancient DNA indicates brucellosis evolved with farming
Research has found that brucellosis may have evolved due to early livestock farmers mixing stock and the pathogen circulated throughout herds.
26 July 2024 News
New Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme launched
The scheme aims to build more sustainable forests that can produce high quality timber products and deliver important ecosystem services, such as protecting and improving soil and water quality.
Tillage podcast: straw turnaround analysis and reaction
This week's podcast is all about straw as the Minister turns around on his decision to chop the straw scheme.
26 July 2024 News
Calves stolen, butchered and dumped in canal
The heads, feet and hides of two stolen calves were disposed of in the Grand Canal at Edenderry.
26 July 2024 News
Farmers urged to stay vigilant for bluetongue
Importers must abide by livestock isolation protocols to help ensure the disease is not introduced to Ireland.
26 July 2024 News
Uncertainty for farmers as Irish nitrates case referred to Europe, says IFA
A high court judge referred the case about the legality of Ireland’s NAP, which governs the nitrates derogation, to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) this week.
26 July 2024 News
Irish veterinary students awarded veterinary fellowship
The students will look into animal stress intervention methods over the course of the project, to try and enhance animal welfare and promote sustainable animal production.
26 July 2024 News
MTU researchers take on project to reduce fossil-based fertiliser use
The ReNu2Cycle project will examine impacts on availability, ecological footprint, supply chain and price stability via the use of recycled Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium fertiliser.
26 July 2024 News
Decade of change for Irish Farmers
Three major policy changes this decade will come with a cost that doesn't end at the farm gate.
26 July 2024 News
Farm Safety Week: one lungful of slurry gas has the capacity to kill
Both stacking bales and slurry gas are lethal on farms and individuals must take safety guidelines into consideration.
26 July 2024 News
E coli limits breached in 5% of group water schemes tested in 2023
There were a total of 93 small private water supplies that were found to breach legal E Coli limits last year.
26 July 2024 News