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Climate and environment
Rewetting actions in ACRES will have little impact - IFA
James Hanly
The 2025 Climate Action Plan proposed for farmers to receive additional payments for rewetting peat soils before the end of the year to help reach emissions targets.
18 April 2025 News
Farm Tech Talk: ACRES rewetting, grass growth and mart prices
Caitríona Morrissey is joined by Adam Woods, Darren Carty and Aidan Brennan to answer your farm management questions and look at markets trends and scheme updates.
17 April 2025 News
Big Interview: No reason why feed additives ‘can’t be rolled out in morning'
Jack Kennedy and Amy Forde sit down with Marie Donnelly, chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council to talk about the key issues facing Irish farmers.
ACRES scheme to feature new rewetting measure
Farmers could be offered funding to cut land use emissions under a series of commitments listed in the updated Climate Action Plan.
16 April 2025 Climate and environment
Rewetting option for ACRES farmers later this year
Work is also underway to find out how private funding could be used to get carbon farming off the ground.
16 April 2025 Climate and environment
West Clare farmer rewets peatland with county council
In the project, a blanket bog - home to two rare and protected birds, the merlin and hen harrier - is being rewetted to provide a wildlife sanctuary for rare habitats and species of concern.
2 April 2025 Climate and environment
Editorial: Kerry discontent
Cleaning and deepening drains is an everyday occurrence in a county like Kerry. It keeps farms productive.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
‘Guts of a year’ to draw up Nature Restoration Law plan
There is just one year to set out how Ireland will meet the targets laid out in the EU Nature Restoration Law.
26 March 2025 Climate and environment
Designations devalue farmland and limit use – Kerry farmer
Kerry dairy farmer Tom Galvin said land designations are hampering farmers and ground in Kerry needs to be drained for productivity.
22 March 2025 News
Farm Tech Talk: booming beef prices, rewetting and milk solids
The positivity in the beef trade, an update on ACRES, milk soilds and spring AI all feature on this week's Farm Tech Talk.
14 March 2025 News
News podcast: flying mart trade, farm safety and rewetting
On this week’s podcast the team chats about the super prices for cattle in marts, payment penalties for farm safety breaches and rewetting.
14 March 2025 News
Map: new research estimates that 30% of country is covered by peaty soils
Low-flying aircraft were able to determine whether a soil was peaty, based on differing levels of radiation detected above peats v non-peats.
13 March 2025 Climate and environment