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Saturday 21 May 2022
It means that eggs can be classified as ‘free range’ again as hens are let out and about.
The Climate Action Plan proposed that the agriculture sector reduces its emissions by 22% to 30% by 2030.
The farming subsidy is undergoing a major reform ahead of the 2023-2027 period.
“There’s a much broader range of issues that we have to do in addition to agriculture,” the Taoiseach said at the launch of the Climate Action Plan.
The agriculture sector has been targeted with the lowest change – a 22% to 30% reduction in emissions.
The Agriculture Minister confirmed that farmers will have to participate in eco-schemes to avail themselves of 25% of funding available under part of the programme.
Noteworthy’s Niall Sargent and journalist Ella McSweeney tell Susan Daly how agri-subsidies are encouraging farmers to cut back on nature.
Minister of State for Agriculture Pippa Hackett writes that the future for farming in Ireland should see increased incomes and decreased emissions.
The agriculture minister says he’s confident Irish farmers will embrace climate change policies that are needed to tackle the climate crisis.
The ‘Fit for 55′ plan first aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.
Up to €7,000 worth of silage wrap and some farm machinery were fraudulently paid for over the phone with a cloned credit card.
Demonstrations were organised in 30 towns in Ireland this morning.
Noteworthy examines an industry push for visas for non-EU workers in horticulture that has raised concern with unions, migrant rights groups and some Government departments.
Noteworthy and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network examine the lure for workers from Bulgaria and Romania to come to Ireland and the impact back home – both good and bad.
Noteworthy explores long working hours, low pay and other concerning conditions for seasonal employees in the sector.
Over a third of workers believe that using flexible work options negatively impacts their chances of promotion, according to a new study.
Eight Irish products have already received the protected status as a Geographical Indications.
The agriculture minister confirmed that there are six clusters at meat processing plants.
We asked each party what measures they’d take to resolve the beef dispute and support Bord na Móna workers at risk of losing their jobs.
Overall, 46 people died in workplace accidents in 2019 and agriculture remains the most dangerous sector in which to work.
Tim Cullinan was this evening elected president of the IFA.
It’s one of a number of measures agreed to last month in order to end a dispute between farmers and processors.
The task force was agreed to by farmers and industry representatives following talks with the minister last month.
The Agriculture Minister was speaking at the National Ploughing Championships in Carlow.
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The Irish Farmers’ Association has said the Irish and European beef sectors are “in crisis”.
Austrian members of parliament earlier this week approved a total ban on glyphosate.
The deal with hit the Irish beef sector.
RTÉ had already announced that Lee would be leaving his agriculture correspondent role this summer.
The Department of Agriculture said that if the disease reached Ireland, it would do “very serious damage to the pig industry”.
Farmers have welcomed moves to rebalance power in the supply chain.
The first loads of feed arrived at Irish ports this morning.
The weather since Christmas has meant poor grass growth and a lack of fodder for animals.
The weather since Christmas has meant poor grass growth and a lack of fodder for animals.
In 2014, overall trade with Russia was worth €948 million.
John Connell, author of The Cow Book, ruminates on how the extraordinary tale of the Táin still runs through the veins of Ireland.
A BAN ON “all forms of advertising” by betting companies before the 9pm watershed has been recommended by the Oireachtas Justice Committee.
A report published by the committee said around 3,400 15 and 16-year-olds are “engaged in problem gambling in Ireland”.
“Stakeholders emphasised, in particular, the need for a pre-watershed ban on all forms of gambling advertising.
“They pointed out that a cultural shift had resulted in advertising on cigarettes being banned and advertising on alcohol being curtailed and recommended that the same approach be applied to gambling advertising,” the document states.
In terms of online adverts, the report notes that gambling ads are typically aimed at people over the age of 25. However, stakeholders noted “it can be challenging to prevent all websites from showing adverts to those underage”.
The report was compiled as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Gambling Regulation Bill, which is expected to pass next year.
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