Year: 2022

Snail farmers are demanding more support for the industry in order to grow their business and met demand. Escargot Ireland represents 25 of the country’s snail farms and claims supporting the emerging sector is a “no-brainer”. Deirdre O’Connor bought 4,000 breeder snails and set up Skellig Escargot on the family suckler farm during the Covid lockdown. “We have been hearing so much about climate change and global warming and wanted to…

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Blustery wintry showers early in the far northeast. Elsewhere, fine after a widespread frost. Rain, with hill snow in the north, Thursday, clearing to wintry showers later and into Friday.

A cold and frosty start on Wednesday, with frost in some places during the morning. It will be a dry and sunny day overall apart from isolated coastal showers. Highest afternoon temperatures of 4 to 6C, with light westerly winds. In the evening, cloud will thicken from the Atlantic with rain spreading eastwards across the country, alongside strengthening southerly winds. The rain will briefly fall as sleet on some higher…

Food prices will have to increase to keep in line with production costs otherwise farmers face a loss-making situation, say Ireland’s biggest farming body. Production costs and agricultural output for farmers over recent months have risen sharply backed by the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. Irish Farmers’ Association president Tim Cullinan believes food prices will have to go up. “If production costs are going up, absolutely food costs…

Farmers will be given funding to restore habitats and re-wild Britain with two new Government schemes to be launched this week. Environment Secretary George Eustice will unveil the new Local Nature Recovery scheme as part of the Government’s drive to increase biodiversity in the UK. Funding will be provided to plant trees, build new habitats, restore peat and wetland areas.  There is also a Landscape Recovery scheme which is aimed…

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