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Food Security Risk Ratchets Up – Stiofán Nutty

As the prorogation of parliament in Westminster yesterday increases the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, it was interesting last Sunday to hear a retail...

Shieldbug and Ladybird identification swatches re-released!

Seven identification swatches now available from the National Biodiversity Data Centre for the biological recorder’s toolkit. Updated versions of both the Shieldbug and Ladybird identification...
'Re-imagining our cities and towns in times of Covid-19'

‘Re-imagining our cities and towns in times of Covid-19’ – Webinar

On Thursday, 28th May, Ciarán Cuffe MEP will host a free webinar entitled: Re-imagining our cities and towns in times of Covid-19: Opportunities and...
Hen Harrier flying

Minister Hackett welcomes half million bonus payment to Hen Harrier Farmers

  Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Senator Pippa Hackett has welcomed the news that 996 farmers have shared nearly half a million...

Minister Hackett notes progress in second interim report on Project Woodland

Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister with responsibility for forestry today received the second interim report on the implementation of Project Woodland. The report is prepared...

Minister Hackett plans extensive public and stakeholder consultation on a new National Forest Strategy

The Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with responsibility for forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett, today announced a range...

Dutch high-tech greenhouses catch attention of investors from outside sector

Advances in protected cropping technology, particularly in semi-closed greenhouses and control systems based on artificial intelligence, enable nurseries to be built and crops produced...

OPW: Over half of people surveyed don’t know how to help improve biodiversity in...

This is according to a new survey on attitudes and awareness of biodiversity in Ireland as the Office of Public Works launches a new...

Wild Inside

Noeleen Smyth thinks we should take the Chelsea Flower Show’s lead and just let it grow!.   Having trained in both horticulture at Teagasc National Botanic...

Residual and geothermal heat in the Greenhouse Capital of the Netherlands warms up

The Greenhouse Capital of the Netherlands is taking bold steps to minimise its impact on the environment by connecting geothermal wells into one network...