Biodiversity

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 4 February 2026

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

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INHFA calls on Teagasc to deliver dedicated upland research

INHFA calls on Teagasc to deliver dedicated upland research

NEWS 23 January 2026

IFA calls for reversal of amended eco-scheme calculations

IFA calls for reversal of amended eco-scheme calculations

NEWS 22 January 2026

96% of 2025 ACRES advance payments issued

96% of 2025 ACRES advance payments issued

96% of 2025 ACRES advance payments issued

SCHEMES 21 January 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

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Limestone and wetlands on the market in Co Clare

Limestone and wetlands on the market in Co Clare

Grazing land may get all the headlines when it comes to land sales but there is demand out there for what would be classed as more agriculturally marginal land, writes Tommy Moyles.

PROPERTY 25 December 2025

Over 145,000 samples tested under soil sampling and analysis programme

Over 145,000 samples tested under soil sampling and analysis programme

The results of the national programme will provide the largest ever nationwide database of soil nutrients and soil carbon levels in the history of the State.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 25 December 2025

Big interview: Christopher O'Sullivan on the NPWS buying land and designations

Big interview: Christopher O'Sullivan on the NPWS buying land and designations

Minister of State with responsibility for nature and biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about the NPWS buying land, a new scheme and designations.

FEATURE 25 December 2025

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

ACTIVATE, a sustainability programme from Dawn Meats that offers financial incentives to participating farmers is looking to build on its initial success writes Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Iarnród Éireann plants 2,500 native Irish trees

Iarnród Éireann plants 2,500 native Irish trees

The move represents a step forward in the bigger plan to plant 100ac of native Irish woodland in 2030.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Offaly farmers wanted for hare’s corner scheme

Offaly farmers wanted for hare’s corner scheme

The hare’s corner biodiversity project is open for applications as it returns to Offaly for a second year.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

Whether you are interested in agriculture, nature, language or culture, housing has become a defining challenge in rural Ireland, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.

OPINION 25 December 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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