Carbon emissions

Retrofitting courses are essential for ‘green skills’ – climate action goals

With a focus on meeting climate action goals, retrofitting courses offer a solution to upskilling tradespeople and engineers to meet targets.

EDUCATION 25 February 2026

Retrofitting courses are essential for ‘green skills’ – climate action goals

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What is CBAM and how does it work?

What is CBAM and how does it work?

FERTILIZERS 18 February 2026

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

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

NEWS 13 February 2026

Livestock farmers have to decide if they will use Irish grain – Bord Bia

Livestock farmers have to decide if they will use Irish grain – Bord Bia

Livestock farmers have to decide if they will use Irish grain – Bord Bia

NEWS 10 February 2026

Farm emissions 3.8% lower in third quarter of 2025 than same period in 2024

Farm emissions 3.8% lower in third quarter of 2025 than same period in 2024

Farm emissions 3.8% lower in third quarter of 2025 than same period in 2024

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 February 2026

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Diageo says it is committed to keeping local supply chains

Diageo says it is committed to keeping local supply chains

Diageo has told the Irish Farmers Journal that it is committed to supporting Irish farming families, but meanwhile malting barley growers are losing contracts.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

The weather has left land wet this week and so fieldwork will not be carried out for another while.

NEWS 10 December 2025

EU cut to fertiliser tariffs of 'limited' impact to Ireland

EU cut to fertiliser tariffs of 'limited' impact to Ireland

The Commission will also issue guidance on a new measure which would allow for the temporary suspension of CBAM on certain goods should market monitoring indicate unforeseen circumstances.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s role in the global game of emissions reductions

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s role in the global game of emissions reductions

The earth is a tiny planet in a small galaxy but it is blessed with no fewer than 200 hundred sovereign and independent governments which have failed dismally at the annual COP meetings.

OPINION 10 December 2025

Brussels suspends tariffs on some fertilisers to offset CBAM costs

Brussels suspends tariffs on some fertilisers to offset CBAM costs

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism aimed to reduce carbon leakage. However, the logistics of its implementation proved difficult. Amy Forde and Siobhán Walsh report.

NEWS 10 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 10 December 2025

Tillage farmers to be paid for sustainability in new pilot scheme

Tillage farmers to be paid for sustainability in new pilot scheme

The new pilot is being funded by the state and is a collaborative project with industry, but payments will be made to farmers by industry.

NEWS 10 December 2025

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Bord Bia: Clarity and context for Irish farmers

In recent weeks, some questions have been raised about Bord Bia and we believe it is important that farmers have access to clear and accurate information.

Bord Bia: Clarity and context for Irish farmers

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