Rewetting
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.
Amy Forde on 10 Mar 2021
Farmers can’t be hoodwinked in future schemes – INHFA
Farmers in the late nineties were sold a pig in a bag in a well-funded REPS scheme brought in on the back of SAC and SPA designations, according to the INHFA.
Niall Hurson on 03 Mar 2021
‘Inescapable contradiction’ in Bord na Móna’s position on rewetting
ICMSA acknowledged the company’s commitment to work with adjoining landowners, but raised queries around their position.
Barry Cassidy on 23 Feb 2021
IFA meets with Bord na Móna on bog rewetting plans
Over the next four years Bord na Móna plans to rewet 82 bogs, with 19 earmarked for work in 2021.
Amy Forde on 17 Feb 2021
Bord na Móna rewetting 'cannot impact on neighbouring land'
'You can’t compensate people for taking their land off them forever more,' the IFA's Francie Gorman has said.
Amy Forde on 16 Feb 2021
Rushe on rewetting: ‘if you’re not sitting at the table, you’re on the menu’
"We want to make sure that farmers' land doesn’t end up being designated by a back door," IFA deputy president Brian Rushe told a farmer meeting on bog rewetting on Tuesday night.
Niall Hurson on 15 Feb 2021
Opportunity for farmers to voice their opinion on bog rewetting
The IFA meeting will allow farmers to discuss the Bord na Móna peatlands climate action scheme.
Amy Forde on 10 Feb 2021
Farmers raise serious concerns over Bord na Móna rewetting plans
Amy Forde speaks to farmers in Co Offaly about Bord na Móna plans to rewet bogs.