Audit sought of current carbon sequestration of agricultural land

'The lowly, common hawthorn can support more than 200 insect species. That alone is something that should be acknowledged.'

Crazy debates, some of which involved bullying, took place over the summer with regard to carbon budgets for agriculture, a politician has claimed.

Senator Erin McGreehan said the narrative by some media and elected representatives around the conversation shows a level of misunderstanding by the majority of Irish agriculture.