Rachel Donovan

The emphasis on supporting the production of food is no longer there under the current CAP, according to Denis Drennan of the ICMSA.

Applications are now open for over 20 places on the fully-funded diploma in environment, sustainability and climate in UCC.

The estimates were based on nothing more than an ill-informed guess, according to Eddie Punch.

Approval letters for general applicants in the second tranche of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) have begun to issue.

24-year-old jockey Michael O'Sullivan has ridden two Cheltenham Festival winners and has contested the Grand National twice since becoming a professional jockey in 2022.

Some 12 MEP candidates running for Europe in Ireland South attended the IFA hustings in Fermoy on Tuesday night.

In 2022, 59,806 acres of agricultural land were sold nationally at the median price of €8,094/ac, Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures have shown.

Additional supports for farmers and forestry owners affected by ash dieback is a step in the right direction, Claire Kerrane has said.

At the moment, we have an awful lot of land, including peat lands, that are excluded from afforestation, Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill has said.

Certain volumes of concrete and steel need to be replaced with materials such as timber in order for Ireland to meet its forestry targets, a forestry conference heard on Thursday.