Biodiversity

Over €200,000 invested in nature in 2025 through Refarm project

Farmer-led funding for 2026 to increase to €400.

NEWS 2 March 2026

Over €200,000 invested in nature in 2025 through Refarm project

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CIE Tours pays for GPS cattle collars in the Burren

CIE Tours pays for GPS cattle collars in the Burren

NEWS 27 February 2026

Contractors call for extension to hedge-cutting season

Contractors call for extension to hedge-cutting season

NEWS 27 February 2026

Farmers should be paid for nature restoration measures says minister

Farmers should be paid for nature restoration measures says minister

Farmers should be paid for nature restoration measures says minister

NEWS 22 February 2026

Bush-burning ban drove shift towards heavier hedge mulching - Hedgerows Ireland

Bush-burning ban drove shift towards heavier hedge mulching - Hedgerows Ireland

Bush-burning ban drove shift towards heavier hedge mulching - Hedgerows Ireland

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 17 February 2026

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EU backs Denmark’s €1bn plan to take farms out of production

EU backs Denmark’s €1bn plan to take farms out of production

Denmark can now proceed with a voluntary scheme that will pay farmers to permanently take their farmland out of agricultural use.

NEWS 22 January 2026

Hill farmers demand dedicated upland research by Teagasc

Hill farmers demand dedicated upland research by Teagasc

Our uplands are not wastelands – they are living, working landscapes shaped over generations by farmers who understand their land better than any textbook ever could, INHFA has said.

NEWS 22 January 2026

Farmer views: 'if we lose the upland farmer we lose generations of knowledge'

Farmer views: 'if we lose the upland farmer we lose generations of knowledge'

Targeted research is needed in the uplands to support upland farmers and to support and encourage sustainable land management at farm level, farmers say.

NEWS 22 January 2026

Farmer Writes: I've planted my own hare's corner

Farmer Writes: I've planted my own hare's corner

Undaunted, I decided to do my own thing without state aid and planted 800 trees in the new ‘garden’ or as we’ll call it now, the hare’s corner.

FARMER WRITES 22 January 2026

Growing apples under solar panels in a dual-purpose German orchard

Growing apples under solar panels in a dual-purpose German orchard

Solar panels are now that cheap in Germany that it gives growers a real opportunity to use the panel surface in a different way, German farmer Christian Nachtwey tells Claire McCormack.

FEATURE 22 January 2026

INHFA calls on Teagasc to deliver dedicated upland research

INHFA calls on Teagasc to deliver dedicated upland research

The INHFA said that it stands ready to work with Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture to ensure that upland research is grounded in practical experience.

NEWS 22 January 2026

IFA calls for reversal of amended eco-scheme calculations

IFA calls for reversal of amended eco-scheme calculations

Proposed changes to space for nature calculations have been heavily criticised by the IFA.

NEWS 22 January 2026

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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