Methane

Plenty of farmer interest in AD – but will it pay?

A major report published by Teagasc shows high levels of interest from farmers in supplying AD plants, but do the numbers add up? Asks Stephen Robb

RENEWABLES 7 January 2026

Plenty of farmer interest in AD – but will it pay?

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Letter - concerns over Macroom biomethan plant

Letter - concerns over Macroom biomethan plant

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AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

Letter: Ireland's cattle numbers

Letter: Ireland's cattle numbers

Letter: Ireland's cattle numbers

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Strategies to reduce methane emissions from Irish ruminant livestock systems

Strategies to reduce methane emissions from Irish ruminant livestock systems

Ben Lahart reports on work carried out by the Teagasc team on methane emissions from ruminant animals.

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 15 October 2025

VistaMilk leads new research into greenhouse gas mitigation

VistaMilk leads new research into greenhouse gas mitigation

Research aims to develop strategies to reduce enteric methane from pasture-based dairy systems in a cost-effective manner.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from Brazil, New Zealand, Netherlands and Thailand.

WORLD 15 October 2025

New €12.7m Teagasc research hub opens

New €12.7m Teagasc research hub opens

NASRIC will have 140 researchers and students operating across forty-four separate lab spaces with state-of the-art equipment.

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Reducing methane emissions 'essential' in meeting agriculture’s target

Reducing methane emissions 'essential' in meeting agriculture’s target

Reducing methane emissions from livestock is essential in reducing agriculture’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Support for net zero is close to net zero

Support for net zero is close to net zero

At a local UFU meeting in Omagh last week, applause was solely reserved for those who effectively called for farmers to boycott all net zero requirements.

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NI part of the way there on methane

NI part of the way there on methane

There are many similarities between NI and New Zealand when it comes to carbon emissions

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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