Beef
'Traditional market supports may not work' - MII
Traditional market supports for the meat processing sector – including intervention and Aids to Private Storage (APS) – may not...
Beef
Traditional market supports for the meat processing sector – including intervention and Aids to Private Storage (APS) – may not...
Agri-Business
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has issued updated guidelines in accordance with the increased restrictions brought in by the...
Dairy
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski has been called on to immediately activate market management tools to...
Agri-Business
Organisations representing agricultural contractors and farmers have moved to provide templates for their members on the issues of carrying identification...
Machinery
JCB is set to re-start production at one of its factories, which had been closed due to the coronavirus crisis,...
Dairy
Milk Quality Ireland has written to registered milking machine technicians in relation to new Government guidelines aimed at preventing the...
CAP / Schemes
“We are reaffirming our commitment to assist Irish farmers as important deadlines approach, whilst continuing to work in line with...
Agri-Business
The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) has informed its members – in an email circular – that they...
Agri Politics
Farming activities have been named as exempt from a series of tighter Government restrictions to be implemented in order to...
Machinery
Grass & Muck 2020 has been postponed from May to a date in August, the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade...
Dairy
It is important that people remain calm and plan for every eventuality in the face of the uncertainty facing the...
Agri Politics
Calls have been made for the European Central Bank (ECB) to make extra funding available in addition to the Common...
Dairy
Additional reporting by Claire Mc Cormack The Irish dairy industry is bracing itself for the “probability” of processing lines going...
Rural Life
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Richard Bruton has announced €2.5 million in “urgent funding” for local and...
Agri Politics
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus Covid-19 after developing “mild symptoms”,...
N.Ireland
All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has confirmed...
Rural Life
A dairy company has taken an innovative approach to dealing with the economic fallout of Covid-19 by providing a number...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland is asking farmers who may be worried about the impact of Covid-19 to make contact and review...