Carbon sequestration

€500m of €1.5bn carbon tax fund used for ACRES

The €1.5bn fund has been ringfenced for use until 2030 to “incentivise farmers to farm in a greener and more sustainable way”.

NEWS 30 September 2026

€500m of €1.5bn carbon tax fund used for ACRES

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Oat 'feed' imported as 50,000t of Irish crop sit in store

Oat 'feed' imported as 50,000t of Irish crop sit in store

NEWS 23 August 2026

Catch crops sowing dates, applications and seed mixes

Catch crops sowing dates, applications and seed mixes

CROPS 2 August 2026

Farmer Writes: festival of farming and facing into another heatwave

Farmer Writes: festival of farming and facing into another heatwave

Farmer Writes: festival of farming and facing into another heatwave

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

'Feeding frenzy' fears for carbon farming

'Feeding frenzy' fears for carbon farming

'Feeding frenzy' fears for carbon farming

NEWS 24 June 2026

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Sligo AD developers win top prize at RDS awards

Sligo AD developers win top prize at RDS awards

The Sligo-based anaerobic digestion developer, currently building a large-scale agri-based plant in Duleek, was named SME of the Year at the RDS Circular Economy Awards.

RENEWABLES 1 January 1970

Noted hill farm hits the market

Noted hill farm hits the market

The Dealer spotted that a farm, well known to Irish hill sheep farmers, is up for sale. The 687ac farm was home to a hill-sheep demonstration farm run by Teagasc from 1991 to 2011.

DEALER 1 January 1970

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

Eoin Woulfe of Teagasc said that farmers need the verification that AGNav can provide of low-carbon Irish tillage farming, but AgNav needs farmer participation first.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Tillage farmers to be paid for sustainability in new pilot scheme

Tillage farmers to be paid for sustainability in new pilot scheme

The new pilot is being funded by the state and is a collaborative project with industry, but payments will be made to farmers by industry.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Realistic planting targets absent in Food Vision 2030

Realistic planting targets absent in Food Vision 2030

Decline in afforestation is not addressed in the recent Food Vision report, but the promise of a new strategy in line with the Mackinnon report is welcome and should feature in the mid-term review.

FORESTRY 1 January 1970

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community