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€40m Chinese-backed meat factory back before An Bord Pleanála

The number of animals to be slaughtered at the Banagher Chilling plant is to be 36,000 per annum. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 25 April 2025

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Significant investment needed to achieve climate targets – IFA

Significant investment needed to achieve climate targets – IFA

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 25 April 2025

Editorial: stock number decline should reignite policy rethink

Editorial: stock number decline should reignite policy rethink

VIEWPOINTS 23 April 2025

Rewetting actions in ACRES will have little impact - IFA

Rewetting actions in ACRES will have little impact - IFA

Rewetting actions in ACRES will have little impact - IFA

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 23 April 2025

Limerick group at odds with biogas developer

Limerick group at odds with biogas developer

Limerick group at odds with biogas developer

NEWS 21 April 2025

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Farming News: new ACRES measure, mart trade update and milk volumes

Farming News: new ACRES measure, mart trade update and milk volumes

Keep up to date on this week's farming news with the latest from our news team.

NEWS 8 March 2025

ACRES scheme to feature new rewetting measure

ACRES scheme to feature new rewetting measure

Farmers could be offered funding to cut land use emissions under a series of commitments listed in the updated Climate Action Plan.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 March 2025

Rewetting option for ACRES farmers later this year

Rewetting option for ACRES farmers later this year

Work is also underway to find out how private funding could be used to get carbon farming off the ground.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 March 2025

Action plan on way for reducing age at slaughter

Action plan on way for reducing age at slaughter

The Climate Action Plan targets an average slaughter age of 24 to 25 months for prime cattle by 2025.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 March 2025

Plans unveiled for Ireland’s biggest biogas plant in Carlow

Plans unveiled for Ireland’s biggest biogas plant in Carlow

Greengate Biogas has announced plans to build Ireland's biggest AD plant in Powerstown, Carlow, processing 700,000t of cattle and pig slurry, farmyard straw manure and poultry manure annually.

NEWS 8 March 2025

A long-term plan is now required to protect our forests

A long-term plan is now required to protect our forests

Forestry organisations, the IFA, and timber producers are united in calling for the creation of a forestry development agency to deal with natural disasters and other issues facing the sector.

FORESTRY 8 March 2025

Opinion: rewetting rules a triple threat, but tariffs more immediate worry

Opinion: rewetting rules a triple threat, but tariffs more immediate worry

While Thursday's meeting on regulations affecting peatland management saw real farmer concerns raised, Donald Trump's latest pronouncements on trade are even more worrying.

OPINION 8 March 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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