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Making tractor fuel from biogas

A new system allows farmers to turn biogas into tractor fuel, while earning income, writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 6 May 2026

Making tractor fuel from biogas

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News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 April 2026

Grass 2026: contractors warn of hike in charges

Grass 2026: contractors warn of hike in charges

NEWS 29 April 2026

New fuel support scheme to open in May

New fuel support scheme to open in May

New fuel support scheme to open in May

NEWS 29 April 2026

Heydon to bring memo to cabinet on fuel subsidy scheme

Heydon to bring memo to cabinet on fuel subsidy scheme

Heydon to bring memo to cabinet on fuel subsidy scheme

SCHEMES 27 April 2026

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Details of new farmer fuel subsidy scheme to be revealed next week

Details of new farmer fuel subsidy scheme to be revealed next week

An Taoiseach told reporters this week that the farming support scheme had to be worked out “from scratch”.

SCHEMES 15 April 2026

1,000l of green diesel stolen from farm in Roscommon

1,000l of green diesel stolen from farm in Roscommon

Theft comes on the back of a sharp rise in fuel prices on the back of the war in the Middle East.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Heydon hopes to pay €100m fuel payments before end of July

Heydon hopes to pay €100m fuel payments before end of July

Martin Heydon shared his view on the protests, the package that has been agreed, and just where farming is at this moment with the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Protesters will regroup to plan the next action, says Geoghegan

Protesters will regroup to plan the next action, says Geoghegan

There’s talk that there could be major protests during the European presidency gig in July, which would embarrass the Government, James Geoghegan said.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Colm McCarthy: Import prices, like the weather, are just things that happen

Colm McCarthy: Import prices, like the weather, are just things that happen

There is a logic to having higher, not lower, taxes on the big trucks which have been blocking the country’s roads.

VIEWPOINTS 15 April 2026

Letter regarding fuel price protests

Letter regarding fuel price protests

"Our family farm, which once supported several livelihoods, now struggles to sustain even one." – Dr Carol Kennedy-Gardiner, Sligo

LETTERS 15 April 2026

Opinion: urban-rural alliance claims a victory over government

Opinion: urban-rural alliance claims a victory over government

The protesters on Molesworth Street were at least as broad a coalition as the one in government. It was the one inside Leinster House that fractured on Tuesday afternoon.

OPINION 15 April 2026

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Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

Michael Donnelly has been lifting grass since 2003. Based near Coagh, Co Tyrone, he milks 800 cows on his home farm and produces around 3,000 acres of grass silage annually.

Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

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