Delivering a 25% reduction in emissions, the loss of the nitrates derogation and CAP changes could combine to cost the rural economy up to €3bn annually and as many as 29,000 jobs could be lost.
Michael Wallace, Professor of Agriculture and Food Economics at UCD, considers the implications of the findings of the KPMG report.
The viability of a scouring plant in Ireland is something that needs to be explored, the minister has said.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil seem to have dismissed the prospect of a summer election, but it might be their best chance of being returned to power.
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The National Biomethane Strategy gave a clear insight into the Government’s vision for an agricultural-based anaerobic digestion sector and how it will achieve it, writes Stephen Robb.
The tariff rates for the long-awaited SRESS disappointed many in the industry last week, as they fell well below what is needed, writes Stephen Robb