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What are those colourful crops across the country?

There are colourful crops brightening up the countryside across Ireland, but what are they all about?

CROPS 26 October 2025

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Time to move away from ‘overly manicured’ hedges – Hedgerows Ireland

Time to move away from ‘overly manicured’ hedges – Hedgerows Ireland

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 26 October 2025

Wexford tillage farmer wins Teagasc FBD Sustainability Award 2025

Wexford tillage farmer wins Teagasc FBD Sustainability Award 2025

NEWS 1 October 2025

Department pours cold water over RENURE fix to derogation concerns

Department pours cold water over RENURE fix to derogation concerns

Department pours cold water over RENURE fix to derogation concerns

NEWS 29 September 2025

‘Shift away from solid fuel burning’ needed to boost air quality - EPA

‘Shift away from solid fuel burning’ needed to boost air quality - EPA

‘Shift away from solid fuel burning’ needed to boost air quality - EPA

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 24 September 2025

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AI to be used to help forecast weather

AI to be used to help forecast weather

AI has the potential to transform weather prediction by dramatically accelerating the process of generating accurate forecasts, UCD said.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 September 2025

No specific factors found for cause of Blackwater fish kill

No specific factors found for cause of Blackwater fish kill

Minister Dooley said that it is deeply regrettable that the extensive work carried out to get to the bottom of the Blackwater fish kill has not yielded any definitive results.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 September 2025

Opinion: selective nostalgia among farmers when it comes to nature

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 10 September 2025

Ploughing 25: increase in nitrate levels in rivers 'shouldn't hit derogation'

Ploughing 25: increase in nitrate levels in rivers 'shouldn't hit derogation'

Minister Heydon attended day two of Ploughing 2025, speaking on nitrates levels. Noel Bardon and Rachel Donovan report.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 September 2025

16% jump in river nitrogen levels this year

16% jump in river nitrogen levels this year

The EPA has called for an increase in the 'scale and the pace' of on-farm actions to reduce nitrogen levels in rivers.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 September 2025

Mercosur, CBAM and the unlevel playing field for Irish grain

Mercosur, CBAM and the unlevel playing field for Irish grain

At Friday nights tillage crisis meeting farmers vented their frustration at the fact that they now have to pay tax on fertiliser, but this tax was not on grain.

NEWS 10 September 2025

Homegrown protein with a difference

Homegrown protein with a difference

A company in Co Meath is looking to revolutionise how farmers produce feed for their animals, Conor Kehoe reports.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 September 2025

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Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

At the AIB Shed Talks, industry experts explored how Ireland’s agri sector can support the next generation of farmers.

Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

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