Rewetting
Amy Forde on 24 Nov 2021
Watch: from cutting turf to rewetting the bog in Co Donegal
James Forrest stopped cutting turf on his bog in 2019 and began rewetting the area under the Pearl Mussel Project.
Jack Kennedy on 17 Nov 2021
Organic not the solution for Irish farming – Hanrahan
Organic farming, which is getting significant funding from Brussels and proposed as a significant land use option, won't work for Ireland, according to one Teagasc employee.
Amy Forde on 10 Nov 2021
Climate plan: 80,000ha of grasslands targeted for rewetting
The willingness of farmers to rewet their land if incentives were offered is difficult to predict, the Climate Action Plan notes.
Contributor on 07 Nov 2021
High bar set for farming with new Climate Action Plan
Under the Climate Action Plan, farming is not allowed offset agri emissions from 2021. This removes incentives for farmers to change land use, writes Professor Gerry Boyle.
Phelim O'Neill on 26 Oct 2021
Carbon budgets: 175,000ha of peatland and grassland to be rewetted
A planned trebling of forestry plantation area and rewetting grasslands and peatlands will change the face of the landscape in some areas.
Amy Forde on 06 Oct 2021
River plan calls for more inspections, fertiliser cuts
New measures are required to reduce the loss of fertilisers and soil from farmland into water, according to the River Basin Management Plan for 2022 to 2027.
Amy Forde on 18 Aug 2021
ICMSA calls for REAP 2 and more funding for dairy calf to beef
A REAP 2 scheme, increased funding for the dairy calf to beef scheme and funding for farmers impacted by rewetting are among the ICMSA’s demands in Budget 2022.
Noel Bardon on 28 Jul 2021
Farmers still waiting on Bord na Móna rewetting damages guarantee - ICMSA
The president of the ICMSA has reiterated calls for Bord na Móna to commit to rectify any damage caused to farms in the rewetting of bogs.
Niall Hurson on 16 Jul 2021
Bog rewetting pencilled in for €108m from EU recovery fund
Ireland being the only EU country whose economy grew last year has been awarded a very small proportion of the overall fund.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 26 Jun 2021
Podcast: climate chair hopeful of meeting emissions targets
Speaking at a recent EPA webinar, the climate chair said that things people did to achieve targets should be highlighted and applauded more.
Noel Bardon on 21 Jun 2021
Guarantee needed for farmland which adjoins rewetting projects - ICMSA
The ICMSA has called for safeguards to be put in place for farmers whose lands border bog areas proposed for rewetting.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 21 Jun 2021
Report: CAP has not made farming more climate friendly
The European Court of Auditors has raised a number of concerns that the next CAP will not help farmers to meet climate targets.
Lorcan Allen on 30 May 2021
Brown to green: Bord na Móna’s transformation into a climate solutions company
In a wide-ranging interview, Bord na Móna chief executive Tom Donnellan outlines his vision for the future of the company and how it can help tackle the climate crisis. Lorcan Allen reports.
Barry Cassidy on 26 May 2021
Destination of credit for carbon stored by bogs still unknown
Irish agriculture must be given credit for the carbon stored by rewetted bogs, politicans told Department officials at a recent meeting.
Amy Forde on 21 May 2021
Farmers are central to conservation efforts – Noonan
Minister Noonan has said that it is "vital" farmers and local communities are listened to when it comes to the management of peatlands.
Declan Marren on 19 May 2021
Farming beef, lamb and carbon in the west
The Kennedy family in Aclare, Co Sligo, see a bright future for farming in the west of Ireland. Declan Marren reports.
David Wright on 12 May 2021
DAERA finalising a peatlands strategy
Up to 15% of the land area in NI could be impacted by the proposed strategy
Barry Cassidy on 29 Apr 2021
Calls for compensation fund for farmers beside rewetted bogs
Independent TD Carol Nolan said a 'gentleman's agreement' was not sufficient protection for landowners adjacent to rewetted bogs.
Barry Cassidy on 14 Apr 2021
Fears mapping peatland will create two-tier CAP payment system
Those receiving payments on soils mapped as carbon-rich will have to meet a different set of standards to other farmers in the next CAP.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 07 Apr 2021
Biogenic methane target needed or national herd faces a cut – Department
An internal document from the Department of Agriculture argues that the national herd will have to be reduced by millions if a separate target for biogenic methane is not granted.