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‘Worrying’: Irish alarm following UK Brexit turnabout

July 17, 2018

The UK Government’s decision to accept four amendments put forward by hard-line Conservative and DUP Brexiteers last night (Monday, July 16) has prompted…

Brexit committee has met just 3 times in the last year – FF

July 16, 2018

Agri Politics

It has been revealed, in a reply to a recent parliamentary question, that the Cabinet committee on Brexit has only met three times…

IFA appoints new health and safety executive

July 16, 2018

Agri Politics

As Farm Safety Week 2018 gets underway this week from today (Monday, July 16), the Irish Farmers’ Association has announced the appointment of…

State agencies urged to take ‘firm stance’ on GMO crop cultivation

July 13, 2018

Tillage

Ireland needs to take a “firm stance” against the cultivation of crops containing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) to protect its “green” reputation, a farm…

Solution ‘ultimately in lap of the gods’ as drought drags on

July 12, 2018

Agri-Business

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is working with the agricultural stakeholders’ group to guide farmers amid the ongoing drought conditions,…

Ireland to maintain a ‘GMO-free status’

July 10, 2018

Agri Politics

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, has secured Cabinet approval to enable Ireland to prohibit or restrict the cultivation…

EU set to ban ‘routine use’ of medicated livestock feed

July 10, 2018

Agri Politics

The European Council has agreed to impose a ban on prophylactic or routine metaphylactic use of antibiotic medicated feed. Metaphylactic use (treating the…

Secretary general set to depart Agriculture House

July 10, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Secretary general for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Aidan O’Driscoll is to leave his post later this year, the department…

‘Cabinet resignations must not stall Brexit White Paper’ – FF

July 10, 2018

Agri Politics

The UK’s long-awaiting Brexit White Paper must be published this week – despite the high-profile resignations of two key UK ministers, a Fianna Fail TD…

CAP decision-making co-sharing arrangement criticised

July 9, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The European Parliament Agriculture Committee being “forced to share competence on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform” with the Environment Committee is “very regrettable“,…

Progress report: Food Wise 2025 ‘steps’ in right direction

July 6, 2018

Agri-Business

The third progress report on Food Wise 2025 – ‘Steps to Success 2018’ – was launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and…

Labour’s agri spokesperson will not contest next election

July 5, 2018

Agri Politics

It has been revealed this morning that The Labour Party’s agriculture spokesperson, Willie Penrose, has decided not to contest the next general election.…

Revised remittance notices to issue to certain BDGP farmers

July 5, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Revised remittance ‘payment breakdown’ notices will apparently be issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to certain participants in the…

Irish Water pledges support to drought-stricken farmers

July 3, 2018

Environment

Following meetings last week with farming organisations, Irish Water has supply measures in place to assist drought-stricken farmers around the country. Commenting on…

Creed welcomes French Minister for Agriculture to Cork

July 2, 2018

Agri Politics

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed welcomed his French counterpart, Stephane Travert, to Ireland recently for a two-day visit. The…

Greenway agronomist gets ‘green light’

June 28, 2018

Agri Politics

It is understood that an agreement has been reached to appoint an agronomist to all future greenway projects. It is also suggested that future…

Farmers on Brexit: ‘East-west’ trumps ‘north-south’

June 27, 2018

Agri Politics

Farmers and agri-food operators are becoming anxious about the “weight of consideration” being given to the border question post Brexit, according to the…

TEDx Longford: ‘Irish farmers can make money using less chemicals’

June 22, 2018

Agri Politics

The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), Patrick Kent, promises to deliver a “hard-hitting” speech when he addresses an…

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