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Is it really possible to convert my tractor to electric?

Cork-based company Hibra Design turned heads at this year’s National Ploughing Championships when it debuted an electric powered John Deere tractor, but is this an option for farmers, asks Stephen Rob

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 18 October 2025

Is it really possible to convert my tractor to electric?

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Forestry owners struggle to move timber

Forestry owners struggle to move timber

NEWS 15 October 2025

Bioeconomy project sees fish farmed on the bogs

Bioeconomy project sees fish farmed on the bogs

NEWS 15 October 2025

Cork company electrifies diesel tractor

Cork company electrifies diesel tractor

Cork company electrifies diesel tractor

FARM MACHINERY 24 September 2025

Further proof that solar farms can be built on bogs

Further proof that solar farms can be built on bogs

Further proof that solar farms can be built on bogs

RENEWABLES 25 August 2025

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New study on barriers in adapting to sustainable farming

New study on barriers in adapting to sustainable farming

The project is part of the Just Transition Academy’s work on regenerative agriculture, led by the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS).

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 1 January 1970

Pair of rare birds returns to Offaly bog

Pair of rare birds returns to Offaly bog

Bord na Móna confirmed that a pair of cranes is incubating eggs once again in its bog.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Co-ops and pig farms on EPA national priority site list for 2024

Co-ops and pig farms on EPA national priority site list for 2024

The system uses performance-based indicators to rank industrial and waste licensed sites in order of priority for enforcement with scores assigned under environmental performance and compliance.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 1 January 1970

Storms flatten over 26,000ha of trees

Storms flatten over 26,000ha of trees

The detailed mapping assessment was carried out using imagery acquired from the Sentinel and SkySat satellite constellations.

FORESTRY 1 January 1970

Remaining forestry owners affected by storms without licence urged to apply

Remaining forestry owners affected by storms without licence urged to apply

One-quarter of forests impacted by the storms have not applied for a felling licence.

FORESTRY 1 January 1970

Farmer fears over rewetting to the fore in Athlone

Farmer fears over rewetting to the fore in Athlone

Over 250 farmers attended an IFA meeting about peat soils on Thursday last.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 1 January 1970

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