Adam Woods exclusive details of a new deal which will see vets getting an extra €12.8 million in state funding over the next three years.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYWithout a long-term market for the gas, many of these projects have been unable to secure finance to start building their AD plants, meaning they won’t meet the strict December 2025 deadline.
Many of the 18 AD projects which have received Department of Agriculture grant aid are now unlikely to be built due to delays in the Department of Environment's flagship support policy.
Some 34,085 environmental actions were approved by the Department of Agriculture for 4,148 co-operation farmers.
The public consultation on generational renewal will remain open until 31 January 2025.
New data released this week shows that nitrogen levels in Irish waters are at the lowest they have been since 2016.
Adam Woods analyses the latest data on the falling Irish suckler herd as beef production in Ireland comes under pressure from the Mercosur trade deal.
MDPO interim chair James Doyle made the claim at a meeting organised by the group in Limerick this week.
One Irish pig factory had its US approval temporarily suspended in October.
The action is the culmination of a long dispute between the duck owner Seán Kent and the Department of Agriculture.