Rewetting

West Clare farmer rewets peatland with county council

In the project, a blanket bog - home to two rare and protected birds, the merlin and hen harrier - is being rewetted to provide a wildlife sanctuary for rare habitats and species of concern.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 2 April 2025

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Editorial: Kerry discontent

Editorial: Kerry discontent

VIEWPOINTS 26 March 2025

‘Guts of a year’ to draw up Nature Restoration Law plan

‘Guts of a year’ to draw up Nature Restoration Law plan

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 26 March 2025

Designations devalue farmland and limit use – Kerry farmer

Designations devalue farmland and limit use – Kerry farmer

Designations devalue farmland and limit use – Kerry farmer

NEWS 22 March 2025

Farm Tech Talk: booming beef prices, rewetting and milk solids

Farm Tech Talk: booming beef prices, rewetting and milk solids

Farm Tech Talk: booming beef prices, rewetting and milk solids

NEWS 14 March 2025

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Designations devalue farmland and limit use – Kerry farmer

Designations devalue farmland and limit use – Kerry farmer

Kerry dairy farmer Tom Galvin said land designations are hampering farmers and ground in Kerry needs to be drained for productivity.

NEWS 7 March 2025

Farm Tech Talk: booming beef prices, rewetting and milk solids

Farm Tech Talk: booming beef prices, rewetting and milk solids

The positivity in the beef trade, an update on ACRES, milk soilds and spring AI all feature on this week's Farm Tech Talk.

NEWS 7 March 2025

News podcast: flying mart trade, farm safety and rewetting

News podcast: flying mart trade, farm safety and rewetting

On this week’s podcast the team chats about the super prices for cattle in marts, payment penalties for farm safety breaches and rewetting.

NEWS 7 March 2025

Map: new research estimates that 30% of country is covered by peaty soils

Map: new research estimates that 30% of country is covered by peaty soils

Low-flying aircraft were able to determine whether a soil was peaty, based on differing levels of radiation detected above peats v non-peats.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 7 March 2025

Farmer fears over rewetting to the fore in Athlone

Farmer fears over rewetting to the fore in Athlone

Over 250 farmers attended an IFA meeting about peat soils on Thursday last.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 7 March 2025

Editorial: past mistakes haunting Department initiatives

Editorial: past mistakes haunting Department initiatives

Farmers have lost confidence in the officials before the game has started.

VIEWPOINTS 7 March 2025

Explainer: what is a drained peat soil?

Explainer: what is a drained peat soil?

Teagasc research officer and soil specialist Dr Pat Tuohy outlined the difference between drained and rewetted grasslands last week.

NEWS 7 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 7 March 2025

Department set to design voluntary rewetting scheme for farmers

Department set to design voluntary rewetting scheme for farmers

The rewetting of State land will satisfy targets under the Nature Restoration Law and farmers will be incentivised to rewet land voluntarily, says Department official.

NEWS 7 March 2025

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Balancing a dairy and beef enterprise is all about sustainability, efficiency and profitability for Laois farmer Patrick Phelan.

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