Beef
Just over €21,000 has been raised for charity from the efforts of the ‘Wrap It Yellow’ for childhood cancer fundraising campaign.
Environment
The Irish Farm Film Producers Group (IFFPG) said there will be no increase in the levy or collection charges for farm plastic recycling.
Agri-Business
It is currently envisaged that there will be no increases to either the levy or collection charges...
The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet today (Wednesday, November 12) to discuss the collection of farm plastics.
The EPA has today (Thursday, August 28) published a mid-term report on Ireland's National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2021-2027.
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Farm plastic collections are well underway for the summer months, with many farmers taking the opportunity to get rid of winter accumulations of farm plastic, meal bags and silage netting. Agriland attended a farm plastic recycling centre run by Smith’s Farm Plastic Recycling and Agri contractors at Ballinagore GAA club in Co. Westmeath to gauge farmers’ opinions on the new regulations and price structure. Liam Moloney, general manager of the Irish Farm Film Producers Group (IFFPG) spoke to Agriland to explain its role at these bring centres, and why prices are increasing for farmers.
Farm plastic collections are well underway for the summer months, with many farmers taking the opportunity to get rid of farm plastic waste.
The Irish Farm Film Producers Group (IFFPG) has outlined changes to its collections this year to help combat the illegal farm plastics trade.
The Irish Farm Film Producers Group (IFFPG) has confirmed the charges that farmers will have to pay for recycling farm plastic this year.
The Irish Farm Film Producers Group (IFFPG) has confirmed that farmers will be facing higher charges for plastic recycling this year.
Rural Life
Irish farmers recycled enough farm plastic in 2022 to wrap some 18 million silage bales, reflecting a recycle rate of 88% of all plastics.
Agri Politics
Confusion reigned over a terminated contract in an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture meeting which focused on farm plastic recycling.
Farmer representation on the board of the Irish Farm Film Producer Group (IFFPG) came under the...
Farm plastics and recycling are set to go back in focus for the Oireachtas Joint Committee on...
Farm plastic bring centres are reopening for collections around the country this month - with the...
Farm plastics and farm plastic recycling were the topics of discussion for the latest meeting of...
An additional 3,719t of farm plastics - equating to an increase of 14% - has been recycled this year, according to the IFFPG.
Yard collections for the recycling of farm plastic will resume from next week onward, it has been confirmed.
Irish farmers recycled farm plastics from the equivalent of 12 million bales last year, according to IFFPG.
A final batch of farm plastic bring centre open days has been revealed by the IFFPG for farmers to dispose of waste plastic.
Farm plastic bring centres have been announced by the Irish Farm Film Producers Group (IFFPG), for farmers to dispose of waste plastic.
A number of farm plastic bring centres will be held this week by the Irish Farm Film Producers Group for farmers to dispose of waste plastic.
A new round of farm plastic bring centres has been announced by the Irish Farm Film Producers Group, for farmers to dispose of waste plastic.
