Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has confirmed that the OFS will not take on new farmers this year.
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has outlined some of the initial details of an upcoming fertiliser support scheme.
fuel support
Carbon taxes are penalising those who have "no alternative but to drive tractors and machinery that use green diesel," according to Sinn Féin.
Agri-Business
A 'lean review' of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's bovine tuberculosis (TB) programme is set to continue next year.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said that criticism of his department's budget allocation is "playing with figures".
Budget 2027
The IGGG said that the budget “does not address the core issue facing Irish tillage farmers - the continued importation of feedstuffs".
Agri Politics
The ICSA has said that Budget 2027 provides "some relief" for farmers, more is needed to improve farm viability.
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Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has outlined some of the initial details of the new...
The FCI has criticised Budget 2027 for failing to address the "carbon tax burden" facing agricultural and forestry contractors.
Budget 2027 has finally been revealed - but will it make a real difference to farm families and put more money in their pockets?
Bord Bia has been allocated just over €60 million for next year through Budget 2027, Minister Noel Grealish has said.
Dairy
DII welcomed budget announcements, describing them as a “vote of confidence in farmers and the industry’s monumental water quality efforts".
Macra has criticised the government’s "failure" to fund a pilot succession scheme in Budget 2027 as a “missed opportunity”
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's budget for its TB response will be reduced for 2027 compared to 2026.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) will receive a total of €2.344 billion under Budget 2027.
Podcast
In this special episode of AgriFocus, we are joined by Alison McHugh, EY Ireland tax partner and...
The Irish government has “failed farmers” with its Budget for 2027, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA).
News
A new €31 million fertiliser scheme will launch in 2026, Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers said today.
The Fuel Income Support Scheme will be extended to cover a further five month period in 2026, Minister Jack Chambers has said.
Landowners are set to be given another chance to avail of a rezoning exemption for the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) next year.
A €15 million support package to keep rural "pub doors open" was confirmed today by the Minister for Finance Simon Harris.
Minister of Finance and Tánaiste Simon Harris had announced in Budget 2027 that the farmers flat rate VAT addition will be increased to 4.8%.
Excise duty cuts on fuel are set to continue over the winter and remain in place until the end of next February, the government has confirmed.
