Agri-Business
Applications flood in for Department's Agricultural Inspector jobs
Some 912 people applied last month to the new Agricultural Inspector positions with the Department of Agriculture. The Department of...
Agri-Business
Some 912 people applied last month to the new Agricultural Inspector positions with the Department of Agriculture. The Department of...
Sheep
Tagging of sheep using Electronic Identification (EID) tags will not be compulsory under the Department of Agriculture’s new €25m sheep...
Tillage
Some 24,000 applications to be a registered professional user of pesticides have been approved to date by the Department of...
Agri Politics
There are still disparities between urban and rural areas in terms of GDP, employment, and access to services, Commissioner Phil Hogan...
Agri-Business
The first ever Ministerial-led Irish food and drink trade mission to Vietnam is taking place this week. It has been...
Sheep
Lamb prices have improved this week, mainly driven by increased demand from the Muslim festival of Eid-Ul-Adha, which takes place...
Beef
Farmers selling cattle this week can expect to be quoted 380c/kg for steers and 390c/kg for heifers, as procurement managers...
Beef
The number of prime cattle slaughtered in Irish beef plants continues to rise on a weekly basis. Figures from the...
Sheep
The number of sheep slaughtered in Department of Agriculture approved sheepmeat exports have increased significantly in recent weeks. Figures from...
Dairy
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has announced that the application process for the EU’s Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme has opened. Minister...
Dairy
A decision by the Government to co-finance the EU’s €11m EU dairy aid package has been described as ‘not forgone...
Beef
Ireland exported an estimated €9m worth of beef to the US during the first six months of the year, figures...
Sheep
Lamb prices have shown some signs of improving this week as factory buyers look to secure stock to meet orders...
Beef
Factories are blaming strong cattle supplies and reduced demand for beef as the main reasons for some easing in Irish...
Sheep
Lamb supplies have continued to climb with an additional 479 slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheepmeat export plants last...
Beef
There have been few signs that beef cattle supplies are beginning to tighten, as the weekly beef kill continues to...
Beef
The vast majority of farmers supply cattle that are clean and acceptable for slaughter under the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP)....
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture has yet to decide whether it will appeal a recent High Court judgement which saw a farmer...