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Renewables
Farmers urged to look at tax implications of solar panels
Amy Forde
At the moment, if you go over 50% of your land covered by solar PV panels, you lose your agricultural relief.
1 May 2024 News
By degrees: how climate change is already affecting your farm
Professor Conor Murphy from Maynooth University recently spoke about the current and future impact of climate change on farming. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
24 April 2024 Renewables
Solar farm developers eye up 200ac land parcels
Solid legal advice is key to farmers getting watertight lease agreements with solar developers, a Teagasc energy expert stated.
McConalogue gets his cow cull for free
Cow numbers are being cut by stealth, farmers say. And they are right. But this was entirely predictable, and their opposition to a cow reduction scheme has taken it off the table.
24 April 2024 Dealer
Youngstock Podcast: working with farmers to develop solar farms
Stephen Robb talks to Robyn Kelly, project developer with Lightsource bp, about her role in working with farmers to develop solar farms.
22 April 2024 Podcast
Exclusive: tillage area slippage a concern - minister
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said the tillage area is being eroded and he is concerned about the area dropping.
17 April 2024 News
Exclusive: no plans for cow reduction scheme - minister
It is estimated that emissions from the agriculture sector reduced again in 2023 for the second year in a row.
17 April 2024 News
Questions surround tillage payment
Tillage farmers were glad to see an acknowledgment that the sector is struggling, but don’t see the payment as going far enough.
16 April 2024 News
Support payments cannot be the norm going forward - IGGG
The Irish Grain Growers Group responds to Minister McConalogue’s support payment to tillage farmers and say that €40/acre is not enough to meet the climate action plan goal.
15 April 2024 News
Renewables Roadshow: make your farmhouse easy to heat and cheap to run
The upcoming Renewable Roadshow series will focus on outlining all of the grant options available to homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, writes Stephen Robb.
3 April 2024 News
Honesty needed by Government on the role of productive forestry
Not only is productive forestry being obstructed, native woodland projects are also failing.
20 March 2024 Forestry
€60m funding to be requested for tillage in 2024
Members of the tillage industry are suggesting that the tillage area could fall by at least 20,000ha this year. This is one of the reasons the sector is looking for funding.
17 March 2024 News