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Public meeting to discuss post-Éowyn forestry fallout
Declan O’Brien
Forestry owners whose plantations were affected by storm Éowyn have been urged to attend the meeting in Carrick-on-Shannon on 18 February.
6 February 2025 News
Storm Éowyn flattened €700m worth of timber
The amount of timber damaged and on the ground is around three times the volume processed each year by the Irish saw milling industry.
5 February 2025 News
Blow to calf exports
In a major blow to the calf export trade, the owners of the MV Alondra said they will not be carrying calves this spring.
€50m Kerry milk price payments to issue shortly
Kerry Dairy Ireland stated that the payments are in the pipeline and should be paid 'within weeks'.
5 February 2025 News
Is Céide wheat making a Mayo comeback?
Plans are afoot to get farmers in the northwest to grow the Stone Age and Bronze Age wheat for specialised high-end bakers in the region.
5 February 2025 Feature
Local connections key for future of farming - Sammon
Farmers should look to older systems that are less intensive but potentially more profitable; essentially, looking to the past to map a way forward.
5 February 2025 News
Call for change to the methane counting system
Carbon Removals Action Group called on the Government to use both the current GWP100 accounting system in parallel to GWP*.
5 February 2025 News
Call for six-month delay of ACRES inspections
Michael Fitzmaurice has also called for an emergency support fund to assist farmers whose sheds were damaged or destroyed by storm Éowyn.
5 February 2025 News
INHFA calls for shift to climate adaption
At least 50% of the climate budget should be allocated to climate adaption, given that storms of the ferocity of Éowyn are more likely in the future, the INHFA argues.
3 February 2025 News
Rabobank forecasts good year for New Zealand dairy
Dairy farmer incomes are set to rise in New Zealand on the back of improved global demand and stronger Chinese imports.
2 February 2025 News
Farmers count the cost of storm damage
As thousands of farmers and homeowners enter a seventh day without power or water, the Government, ESB and Uisce Éireann have been accused of "snoring at the wheel".
29 January 2025 News
Surge in Irish milk production costs
Rabobank estimates that Irish milk production costs have increased by 30-40% since 2019, compared to 10-20% for the US and 25% for New Zealand.
29 January 2025 News