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€12m wetland project ‘great opportunity’ for landowners – councillor
€12m wetland project ‘great opportunity’ for landowners – councillor

A new three-year wetland restoration project, titled Tóchar, is a “great opportunity” for individuals, landowners, and communities, the cathaoirleach of...

Minister: Advance ACRES payments to be made by ‘end of November’
Minister: Advance ACRES payments to be made by ‘end of November’

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that his department is ” on track to make advance payments...

NI’s agriculture GHG emissions forecast to reduce by 1% by 2032
NI’s agriculture GHG emissions forecast to reduce by 1% by 2032

Northern Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture are projected to reduce by 1% between 2021 and 2032, according to...

Minister: Loss of derogation would be ‘consolidation and larger farms’
Minister: Loss of derogation would be ‘consolidation and larger farms’

The removal of the nitrates derogation in Ireland “would inevitably be consolidation and larger farms,” the Minister for Agriculture, Food...

UK bans ‘personal imports of pork’ to stop African swine fever
UK bans ‘personal imports of pork’ to stop African swine fever

The UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that immediate measures have been introduced to “protect...

Tánaiste: RZLT ‘issue’ to be resolved before Budget 2025
Tánaiste: RZLT ‘issue’ to be resolved before Budget 2025

The Tánaiste said today (Thursday, September 26) that the “issue” of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) will be addressed...

McConalogue: ‘Not in position’ to extend slurry spreading season
McConalogue: ‘Not in position’ to extend slurry spreading season

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue today (Thursday, September 26) told the Dáil that he will...

Met Éireann: Status yellow weather warning for Dublin and Wicklow
Met Éireann: Status yellow weather warning for Dublin and Wicklow

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rain and wind warning for Dublin and Wicklow which is valid from tomorrow...

2024 financial results for Fonterra show year on year fall in profit
2024 financial results for Fonterra show year on year fall in profit

New Zealand co-op, Fonterra, has today (Wednesday, September 25) reported a profit after tax from continuing operations of NZ€1.17 billion...

Fitzmaurice: Farmers facing ‘significant’ slurry challenges
Fitzmaurice: Farmers facing ‘significant’ slurry challenges

Farmers throughout the country are dealing with “significant challenges” when it comes to spreading slurry because of poor grass growth...

Lactalis will make milk price system ‘more transparent’ for Dutch farmers
Lactalis will make milk price system ‘more transparent’ for Dutch farmers

Lactalis Leerdammer, which is part of one of the world’s largest dairy companies, has pledged that it will make the...

Co. Antrim farmer jailed after ‘shocking case’ of animal neglect
Co. Antrim farmer jailed after ‘shocking case’ of animal neglect

The decision by a Northern Ireland court to hand down a custodial sentence to a Co. Antrim farmer for causing...

Origin Enterprises blame ‘adverse weather’ for fall in operating profit
Origin Enterprises blame ‘adverse weather’ for fall in operating profit

Origin Enterprises, the Dublin head-quartered, international agri-services group, has today (Tuesday, September 24) reported a fall in group revenue and...

EU Agri-Fish Council told Ireland ‘still working’ on CAP IT reporting system
EU Agri-Fish Council told Ireland ‘still working’ on CAP IT reporting system

The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Agri-Fish) meeting today (Monday, September 23) in Brussels was told that Ireland is “still...

Remember the ‘forgotten farmers’ in Budget 2025 minister urged
Remember the ‘forgotten farmers’ in Budget 2025 minister urged

Budget 2025 represents the “last chance saloon” for the group known as the “forgotten farmers”, Macra has warned today (Monday,...

Farmers advised to declare closing stock on fertiliser database now
Farmers advised to declare closing stock on fertiliser database now

The facility for declaring 2024 closing stock of fertiliser on the National Fertiliser Database (NFD) is now available online. The...

UK Govt extends ‘restriction zone’ to halt spread of bluetongue
UK Govt extends ‘restriction zone’ to halt spread of bluetongue

The UK Government has confirmed additional measures have been introduced to “mitigate” the spread of the bluetongue virus (BTV-3) including...

Tánaiste: Budget 2025 will be ‘farmer friendly’
Tánaiste: Budget 2025 will be ‘farmer friendly’

Tánaiste Micheál Martin indicated today (Thursday, September 19) at the National Ploughing Championships in Rathenisk that Budget 2025 will be...