Kieran Coughlan: The future direction for Irish farming toward 2030

For 2023, enhanced 60% grant available for trailing shoe low emission slurry spreading equipment.

Minister for Agriculture Charlie MacConologue speaking at the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate outlined the broad sphere in which agriculture is playing its part in meeting the 2030 climate targets. 

Overall agriculture is set to see a 25% sectoral emissions cut which is hugely challenging and one which will see the sector change over the decade but we will get there. Updating the committee on the Climate Action Plan for 2023, the Minister highlighted that this year is focused on three key measures being input and addititives, husbandry practices, and diversification. Transformational changes and anything but business as usual are the order of the day per the Minister.