Department’s assessment of storm’s impact: Structural damage and outages on farms October 17, 2017 Agri-Business Detailing the initial impact on farming, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine…
€50 million loan fund set up for those affected by ex-hurricane Ophelia October 17, 2017 Agri-Business A €50 million loan fund has been set up by Bank of Ireland, as…
Slow draw down of grant aid blamed for €106m spending deficit October 17, 2017 Schemes The slow draw down of grant aid is the reason behind the Department of…
Cost-saving target exceeded by 74% as Smart Farming makes promising start October 16, 2017 Environment Revealing the results for its ‘Smart Farming’ progress for the first time earlier today,…
‘More transparency needed in the food chain’ October 16, 2017 Agri-Business The food chain needs to be much more transparent if farmers are to have…
Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm October 16, 2017 Agri-Business A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms,…
Trans-frontier: How AD industry experts say Brexit will hit Ireland’s biogas sector October 14, 2017 Agri-Business Access to finance, land and maintaining cross-border relationships are some of the biggest challenges the…
Full stamp duty roll-back ruled out; inter-family transfer age limit likely to be removed October 13, 2017 Agri-Business A full roll-back on the much-publicised budgetary changes to stamp duty has been ruled…
Goodman’s ABP assumes majority shareholding in Ireland’s largest organic beef processor October 13, 2017 Beef ABP, the Larry Goodman owned food group, has been cleared to take sole control…
AgriLand wants you – make your work experience stand out from the crowd October 13, 2017 Agri-Business Third-level students are currently planning and preparing placements to undertake next year, as part…
Plans for a new €8.8 million National Food Innovation Hub revealed October 13, 2017 Agri-Business Plans for a new €8.8 million National Food Innovation Hub were jointly announced by…
Food exports: ‘Seventh year of consecutive growth’ October 13, 2017 Agri-Business The Irish food and drink industry recorded its seventh year of consecutive growth in…
Stamp duty rise: The consequences on agriculture October 12, 2017 Agri-Business The government’s decision to increase stamp duty from 2% up to 6% will not…
Government to examine 67-year age limit on stamp duty bloodline relief October 12, 2017 Agri-Business The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Finance will examine the 67-year age…
Trebling the stamp duty rate could lead to ‘more good land being planted’ October 12, 2017 Agri-Business There are fears that the trebling of the stamp duty rate on agricultural land…
Stamp duty increase provokes lively response from agri stakeholders October 12, 2017 Agri-Business The increase in stamp duty announced in Budget 2018 earlier this week has largely…
‘Stark report on British farm incomes post-Brexit bolsters need for Irish/UK trade deal’ – agri economist October 11, 2017 Agri Food A report revealing that British farm incomes could be slashed by up to 50%…
