State should fund emission reducing technology to reduce methane, committee told
Range of options on reducing agriculture emissions to be brought to Cabinet
State’s plan for sustainable farming ‘lacks ambition’ on biodiversity
Oireachtas committee hears 6,000km of hedgerows being removed every year
River water quality dips due to ‘set dates’ for slurry spreading
Pollution worries mount among contractors who say task should be done at safest time
IHRB still waiting on results of samples taken from raided yard
Calls increasing for results of all tests on horses in the yard to be made public
Uncertainty lingers around timeline for details on drugs seized from Kildare
Equine therapist John Warwick admits he broke rules with possession of unlicensed medicines
Minister denies crisis in peat harvesting sector is product of ‘green agenda’
Malcolm Noonan insists Government is bound by planning laws on large-scale extraction
Trainers’ body disassociates itself from Bolger’s doping claims
IRTA chairman Halford tells Oireachtas committee good name of Irish racing has been ‘maligned’
Horticulture could lose 17,000-plus jobs, Oireachtas committee to hear
‘Imminent crisis’ looms due to stalled peat harvesting unless emergency laws passed
Horseracing regulatory body insists it acts on all doping claims
Under-fire IHRB to appear before Oireachtas agriculture committee this week
Stimulus package of €3.5bn likely to be lost amid fallout from PUP cuts
Inside Politics: Opposition will see phasing out of supports as opportunity to attack
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s environmental performance: the need for bolder action
A new model for Irish agriculture – based on the understanding that farming has to change – is now required
An Taisce accuses agriculture sector of ‘flawed’ climate position on carbon leakage
Environmental body criticised by committee over attitude towards rural economy
Agri-food sector warn major supports needed in event of no-deal Brexit
Oireachtas committee to hear ‘economic hit will be immediate’
Forestry jobs lost and more at risk due to ‘crisis’ in sector - Coillte
TDs and Senators to be told timber supply at ‘critically low levels’ due to licence appeal backlog
Coillte wood supplies set to dry up next year
Department’s delays in processing tree-felling licences and appeals have frozen timber supplies
Warning over impact of timber shortages due to forest licence backlog
Farmers ‘no longer view forestry as a safe investment’, IFA president tells committee
Nine semi-State chief executives remain in roles beyond limit
Seven whose contracts beyond 7-year limit under Department of Transport
Horse Racing Ireland chief unsure if he is best man for €247,000 job
Brian Kavanagh reappointed for a third term without an open competition
Minister Creed keen to minimise reputational damage in wake HRI controversy
Aidan O’Brien-trained Minding was crowned Horse of the Year for 2016
HRI Chairman Joe Keeling hoping for positive start to week
Texas Rock in action at Curragh prior to his appearance before Oireaachtas committee
Miriam Lord: The curious incident of the dog in the boot
A retiring secretary general recalls a ‘Yes Minister’-style intervention
Europe to ‘analyse’ controversial WHO meat report
European Commission considering report on cancer link to decide if action required
Supermarket shake-up: is a price war just the start?
Competition is set to increase as Tesco responds to a slip in its market share. And, if an Oireachtas committee has its way, the sector could be facing real reforms
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