O'Mara: Separate target for methane needed for Ireland

Teagasc director Frank O'Mara pictured at the Agricultural Science Association conference in Kilkenny this week.

Ireland should consider a separate target for methane emissions, one of its most respected agricultural scientists told peers at the Agricultural Science Association conference in Kilkenny this week.

Teagasc Director Prof Frank O’Mara said that while food production in Ireland was already carbon efficient, low-carbon foods were something that consumers and customers wanted even more progress on.