Stephen Robb

Will changes to key policies and a growing focus on energy security lead to a new biomass boom, asks Stephen Robb?

This week, Farm Tech Talk is live from the 2026 Balmoral Show, discussing all things farming, both north and south.

EirGrid said it can now accommodate up to 75% of electricity generation from variable renewable sources at any given time and is aiming to raise this to 95%.

Asked why he got into shipping, Benjamin McNamee has a deceptively simple answer.

Farmers in Northern Ireland are powering ahead with solar PV, despite no capital grants currently in place.

This week, Stephen Robb talks to growers in Laois, Louth and Offaly to see whose crops are preforming this season.

This week, Stephen and the panel discuss the EU fertiliser plan, hogget prices, the new TB on-farm biosecurity programme, BlSS and Kerry Dairy Ireland's rebranding.

The project received multiple submissions and objections, but was ultimately granted permission, subject to 22 conditions including the payment of €676,800 to Longford County Council.

A new system is set to be rolled out in anaerobic digestion plants which uses AI to optimise plant performance and increase biomethane output.

On this week’s Farm Tech Talk, the team discusses the proposed €26m budget cut for the Department of Agriculture, grass growth, heat stress, livestock trade and CBAM.