Environment
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture overtake those from industry
Greenhouse gases from the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector have overtaken the emissions from industry, according to the latest statistics...
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Environment
6 steps to reduce your farms carbon footprint and save up to €29,000
A new study from McDonald’s UK has identified six simple measures that can help beef farmers reduce their carbon footprint...
Beef
'Foolhardy in the extreme to curb the production of beef' - Meat processors
It would be foolhardy in the extreme to curb the production of beef in a country where we produce in...
World News
A US dairy farm has turned dung into electricity for 1,000 homes
A dairy farm in the US is turning cow dung from its 3,400 cows into enough electricity to power 1,000...
Environment
Agriculture MEPs oppose new emissions reduction targets
Members of the European Agriculture Committee have asked to scrap the European Commission’s plans to set new binding reduction targets...
World News
Video: Toyota is developing a car that will run on cow dung!
Toyota is developing cars that can be powered off cow manure converted into hydrogen. Toyota is developing fuel cell vehicles (FCV) powered...
Agri-Business
Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill
In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Environment
'Reducing carbon footprint will drive farm efficiency'
Alltech’s European bioscience centre director, Kevin Tuck, has told a grouping of farm industry leaders that the challenge of reducing...
Environment
Livestock ryegrass wins research award
The IBERS plant breeding programme at Aberystwyth University responsible for the creation and development of high sugar ryegrasses now used...
Dairy
Dairy cow nutrition – some insights into the future
United Feeds’ CEO Dr Keith Agnew has taken the opportunity of reviewing some of the key nutritional developments that may...
