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Watch: Galway organic veg farm delivers to doors nationwide
Watch: Galway organic veg farm delivers to doors nationwide

In 2006, organic horticultural vegetable farm, Green Earth Organics based just outside of Galway city delivered its first boxes of...

Watch: Growers’ produce redistributed at FoodCloud Galway hub
Watch: Growers’ produce redistributed at FoodCloud Galway hub

The amount of farm-level food waste redistributed by FoodCloud at its hubs in Cork, Dublin and Galway as part of...

Gold-winning Irish farmhouse cheeses to choose this Christmas
Gold-winning Irish farmhouse cheeses to choose this Christmas

Irish farmhouse cheeses are unique in their connection between producer and pasture, and with Bord Bia estimating there are over...

Cowen appointed to ‘key role’ in shaping report on future of CAP
Cowen appointed to ‘key role’ in shaping report on future of CAP

Fianna Fáil MEP for the Midlands North-West, Barry Cowen has today (Tuesday, December 17), been appointed to a “key role”...

IFA records overall loss of €429,601 in the year to March 2024
IFA records overall loss of €429,601 in the year to March 2024

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has recorded an operational deficit of €895,213, before tax, to the year end on March...

€132m to promote EU agri-food products in 2025
€132m to promote EU agri-food products in 2025

The European Commission will allocate €132 million in 2025 to co-fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products...

Tirlán raises over €115,000 through charity cycle and hike
Tirlán raises over €115,000 through charity cycle and hike

Tirlán and its employees have hosted a number of fundraising events to benefit their communities across 2024 and have donated...

Dairygold increases milk price for November supplies
Dairygold increases milk price for November supplies

Dairygold has today (Thursday, December 12), announced an increase in its milk price for November supplies. The board of Dairygold...

Over 4,100 successful applications for ACRES NPIs
Over 4,100 successful applications for ACRES NPIs

More than 34,000 environmental actions have been approved under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), Minister for Agriculture, Food and...

Number of afforestation licences issued picks up
Number of afforestation licences issued picks up

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued 18 afforestation licences in the week ending on Friday,...

Ireland accounted for 10.9% of EU beef production in 2023
Ireland accounted for 10.9% of EU beef production in 2023

A total of 10.9% of EU beef production in 2023 originated from Ireland, according to latest figures published by the...

€3bn in EIB loans to focus on young farmers in EU
€3bn in EIB loans to focus on young farmers in EU

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has announced a €3 billion financing package for agriculture, forestry and fisheries across Europe,...

Mercosur: No intention to use compensation tool for EU farmers
Mercosur: No intention to use compensation tool for EU farmers

While the agreed EU-Mercosur trade deal includes a commitment to provide financial compensation to EU farmers in case of market...

Galway farmer left with dead and missing sheep after dog attack
Galway farmer left with dead and missing sheep after dog attack

Ten sheep have fallen off a cliff after they were chased by two dogs in Ballyconneely, Co. Galway over the...

Value of agricultural output expected to rise to €11.7bn in 2024
Value of agricultural output expected to rise to €11.7bn in 2024

The value of agricultural output at basic prices is expected to rise by €430 million (4%) to €11.7 billion this...

Political agreement reached on Mercosur trade deal
Political agreement reached on Mercosur trade deal

European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen and her counterparts from four Mercosur countries have finalised negotiations for a trade deal between...

Scottish budget gives ‘some security’ for future of farming – NFUS
Scottish budget gives ‘some security’ for future of farming – NFUS

The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has said the budget delivered by the Scottish government this week gives “some security”...

55% of people ‘worried’ about cooking turkey – survey
55% of people ‘worried’ about cooking turkey – survey

Over half (55%) of people are worried about cooking their turkey correctly, while a further 30% are worried about timing...