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EPA’s slashing of grassland emissions estimates miles off the mark - Punch
Rachel Donovan
The estimates were based on nothing more than an ill-informed guess, according to Eddie Punch.
19 April 2024 Climate and environment
EPA slashes emissions estimate for grasslands
The move came after scientific studies published last year found emissions from peat grasslands to be significantly overestimated.
10 April 2024 News
Councils at odds on farm inspections
Some county councils have hit pause on their farm inspection campaigns in light of the bad weather, while others are continuing.
EPA announces €14.5m funding opportunity for research projects
Last year's funding call saw 33 research initiatives receive supports in excess of €14m.
4 April 2024 Climate and environment
Farm hedges key for carbon sequestration
The research confirmed that hedgerows on Irish farms are an important means of sequestering carbon.
3 April 2024 News
Agri-food processors among EPA’s most inspected sites in 2023
Dairy co-ops and food processors featured in the EPA's list of the sites on which it carried out the highest number of inspections in 2023.
27 March 2024 News
Teagasc stress-testing advice at 170kg N/ha
Teagasc provides advice based on the existing rules at any given time and plans are stress-tested against any "known risks", Teagasc said.
28 February 2024 News
Almost 60% of people in favour of national herd cull - EPA survey
The EPA survey was conducted as part of the 'Climate Change in the Irish Mind' project.
27 February 2024 News
Commission's plan to cut farm inspections 'step in right direction' - ICSA
The Irish Government needs to take note of the Commission's proposal to reduce the number of farm inspections, the ICSA has said.
23 February 2024 News
Number of farm inspections to quadruple
There was just over 1,000 farm inspections carried out by local authorities in 2022, down from the peak of over 4,200 inspections in 2008.
21 February 2024 News
Another green quango is not what we need
Various green groups have made the case for an independent environmental protection agency in NI
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Muir wants no Lough Neagh ‘blame game’
Research has shown that 62% of phosphorus in Northern Ireland's waterways comes from farms, 24% is from wastewater and 12% is due to septic tanks
14 February 2024 Northern Ireland