Biodiversity

Opinion: selective nostalgia among farmers when it comes to nature

Whilst we endlessly memorialise some elements of the past, we seem happy to forget others, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.

OPINION 17 September 2025

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From awareness to action: the Teagasc Signpost journey so far

From awareness to action: the Teagasc Signpost journey so far

MANAGEMENT 17 September 2025

SEEFA assembles big-hitting panels for Tullamore forestry debates

SEEFA assembles big-hitting panels for Tullamore forestry debates

NEWS 14 September 2025

Letter in support of funding research into uplands

Letter in support of funding research into uplands

Letter in support of funding research into uplands

LETTERS 10 September 2025

Cork woman wins FBD Young Farmer of the Year

Cork woman wins FBD Young Farmer of the Year

Cork woman wins FBD Young Farmer of the Year

NEWS 10 September 2025

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Straight talking: managing habitats and predator control

Straight talking: managing habitats and predator control

At last week’s upland symposium Merlin Becker delivered a frank and honest presentation on habitat management and management practices to promote an increase in ground nesting birds.

NEWS 31 July 2025

Almost one in three acres managed by Coillte now focused on nature

Almost one in three acres managed by Coillte now focused on nature

The forestry agency stated that some 134,000ha of its 440,000ha of land is now prioritised for nature.

FORESTRY 31 July 2025

Environmentalists warn Government on planning exemption proposals

Environmentalists warn Government on planning exemption proposals

Friends of the Irish Environment warned that planning oversight cannot be removed unless all legal requirements and environmental impacts are assessed.

NEWS 31 July 2025

Lessons for all farms in regenerative agriculture

Lessons for all farms in regenerative agriculture

The second Fields Good festival takes place in Co Antrim next Saturday.

NORTHERN IRELAND 31 July 2025

Hedge cutting for healthy hedges

Hedge cutting for healthy hedges

National Hedgerow Week runs from Friday 29 August to Sunday 7 September and includes a number of events hosted by Teagasc, hedgerow and biodiversity officers and others.

SCHEMES 31 July 2025

Further proof that solar farms can be built on bogs

Further proof that solar farms can be built on bogs

A less frequently asked question is why not build solar farms on cutaway bogs, areas of former commercial peatland that are typically flat, drained and often close to electricity infrastructure

RENEWABLES 31 July 2025

15 curlew released back to wild from Lough Corrib and Lough Ree

15 curlew released back to wild from Lough Corrib and Lough Ree

There are only an estimated 100 breeding pairs of curlew remaining in Ireland.

NEWS 31 July 2025

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Levno brings next-generation monitoring to Irish dairy farms

For Laois dairy farmer Bruce Thompson, the days of uncertainty around milk quality and tank performance are firmly in the past.

Levno brings next-generation monitoring to Irish dairy farms

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