Ireland Farmers Are Furious: This Is How The Irish Government Plans To Fight Climate Change

According to the Irish Mirror, the culling would cost taxpayers €600,000 over the next three years to meet climate emissions targets. The potential plan was revealed in an internal Department of Agriculture document obtained through a freedom of information request.

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has vehemently opposed the reported plan to cull such a significant number of cows. Pat McCormack, the President of the ICMSA, stated, "If there is to be a scheme, it needs to be a voluntary scheme. That's absolutely critical because there's no point in culling numbers from an individual who has borrowed on the back of a huge financial commitment on the back of achieving a certain target that's taken from under him."

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McCormack further emphasized the importance of investing in scientific research and infrastructure to address climate change, as reported by the Irish Times. He noted that Ireland's current dairy herd is at the same level as 30 years ago, with the Irish Mirror reporting a 1.4% increase in dairy cows to 1.6 million in 2022 and a 40% increase over the past decade.

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Following the report of the government's consideration of the cow culling plan, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued a statement. A spokesperson clarified that the paper in question was part of a deliberative process and not a final policy decision, adding that government departments regularly consider various options for policy implementation.

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Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency reported that agriculture accounted for 38% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, significantly higher than transportation, contributing nearly 18%. In October last year, the Food Vision Dairy Group published a report highlighting the urgent need to address the negative environmental impacts of dairy expansion.

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In response to the report, Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, publicly suggested that farmers reduce the number of dairy cows. However, experts have warned that proposals to reduce livestock levels significantly could lead to food security issues.

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Brett Moline, a spokesperson for the Wyoming Farm Bureau, told Cowboy State Daily, "It's going to make food expensive, and we still have a large part of the population that is food-insecure." Moline also cautioned that if countries like the U.S. and the U.K. shut down food production, it could shift to nations with less stringent environmental regulations.