Carbon sequestration

'Feeding frenzy' fears for carbon farming

Eamon Carroll of the ICMSA warned that the 'benefits of carbon trading linked to farming have to flow to the farming'.

NEWS 24 June 2026

'Feeding frenzy' fears for carbon farming

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Sligo AD developers win top prize at RDS awards

Sligo AD developers win top prize at RDS awards

RENEWABLES 27 April 2026

Noted hill farm hits the market

Noted hill farm hits the market

DEALER 21 January 2026

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

NEWS 7 January 2026

Tillage farmers to be paid for sustainability in new pilot scheme

Tillage farmers to be paid for sustainability in new pilot scheme

Tillage farmers to be paid for sustainability in new pilot scheme

NEWS 10 December 2025

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Realistic planting targets absent in Food Vision 2030

Realistic planting targets absent in Food Vision 2030

Decline in afforestation is not addressed in the recent Food Vision report, but the promise of a new strategy in line with the Mackinnon report is welcome and should feature in the mid-term review.

FORESTRY 1 January 1970

Letter in support of funding research into uplands

Letter in support of funding research into uplands

"We are world leaders in dairy, intensive beef and tillage but fly blind in managing 20% of our agricultural area!" - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal.

LETTERS 1 January 1970

Hill farm emissions could be overstated

Hill farm emissions could be overstated

The first two years of a research study examining peatland carbon emissions shows significance variance to the UK Peatland Inventory, with the hill farm sequestering rather than emitting carbon.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Hill farming faltering in absence of research

Hill farming faltering in absence of research

Clearly Department policy is driving in completely the wrong direction, with less and less farmers and livestock in the uplands with more and more invasive species.

EDITORIAL 1 January 1970

CAFRE hill farm emissions could be grossly exaggerated

CAFRE hill farm emissions could be grossly exaggerated

The first two years of a research study examining peatland carbon emissions shows significance variance to the UK Peatland Inventory with the hill farm sequestering rather than emitting carbon

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Minister Heydon highlights 'precious' resource at BASE soil event

Minister Heydon highlights 'precious' resource at BASE soil event

The third BASE Ireland soil dependence event took place on the farm of BASE Ireland member Norman Dunne.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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BEEF2026: a must-attend event for beef farmers

Held every two years, BEEF2026 taking place on Wednesday, 1 July, promises to be one of the most important events in the farming calendar.

BEEF2026: a must-attend event for beef farmers