Agri-Business
Commission approves marketing of coronavirus vaccine for cattle
The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for a coronavirus vaccine for cattle development by MSD Animal Health. BOVILIS Nasalgen-C, is...
coronavirus
Agri-Business
Easing of mart restrictions: What should SSSOPs include?
With livestock marts set to re-open to allow buyers and sellers on-premises later this month as Covid-19 restrictions begin to...
Agri-Business
Letters sent to marts detailing easing of trading restrictions
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has sent letters to livestock mart managers around the country detailing...
Agri-Business
Sellers to return to marts during sales this month
Sellers will be allowed back to mart rings later this month, sector sources have confirmed. For a number of months,...
Agri-Business
Marts update: Date set for buyers to return to rings
Buyers may return to marts, while adhering to public guidelines, from Monday, May 17, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri-Business
Mart managers meet minister: June return to ringsides 'not ruled out'
While a return to the mart ringsides in the month of May is not foreseen, the prospect of getting buyers...
Rural Life
Mohill Agricultural Show postponed until 2022
Mohill Agricultural Show will not take place this year and has instead been postponed until 2022, according to the show’s...
Agri-Business
SMEs: Government 'must hold firm on attempts to jump vaccine queue'
The government must “hold firm” on any attempts to “jump the vaccine queue”, according to the Irish SME Association (ISME),...
Agri-Business
Covid-19 restrictions: Marts 'must continue' to operate online
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is “monitoring the situation and will liaise with marts in due course”...
CAP / Schemes
TAMS: New flexibilities and farm safety training details revealed
Further flexibilities for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) have been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture in response to...
Beef
Delvin Mart has trading licence restored
Delvin Mart has had its trading licence restored – and will have its next weekly sale next Thursday, April 1,...
Agri-Business
Mart temporarily closed due to Covid-19 protocol breaches
Delvin Mart has been “temporarily closed” due to breaches in Covid-19 restrictions with its trading licence suspended by the Department...
Rural Life
Gardaí uncover shebeen shed in Cavan village
A “shebeen” was searched by members of An Garda Síochána last week with a number of people found to be...
Agri-Business
Marts ICT Infrastructure Scheme 2021 launched
Funding has been announced for livestock marts for ICT infrastructure, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has revealed....
Agri Politics
Government 'must insist' on joined-up antigen testing approach to protect exporters
The Irish government has been called on by a TD to insist on a co-ordinated EU approach to antigen testing...
Agri Politics
Heydon: Irish agri-food exports reaching 180 countries globally
Efforts to diversify markets for Irish agri-food exports mean such goods now reach more than 180 countries around the world,...
Agri-Business
A 'Crystal Clean' vision: Helping to plan a pathway back to the workplace
Local Power Ltd has launched a new business division – dubbed Crystal Clean Air – to help businesses and employers...
Rural Life
1,500 fines issued by Gardaí for non-essential travel in 2 weeks
An Garda Síochána has issued approximately 1,500 fines for non-essential travel since their introduction two weeks ago (Monday, January 11)....