Forestry
A new chairperson has been appointed to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC).
Rural Life
Over €6.4 million in funding has been announced for animal welfare charities in Ireland.
Agri-Business
A deadline extension for applying to the 2026 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector has been announced.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has launched his...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out over €423 million to farmers across various farm schemes last week.
Schemes
More than €55.15 million in payments is going into 4,858 farmers' bank accounts under the Organic Farming Scheme.
Minister Martin Heydon has confirmed that just under 12,000 herdowners are awaiting their 2025 ACRES advance payments.
Environment
Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen...
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has confirmed further changes in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).
The deadline for applying to the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is approaching. The scheme opened...
Agri Politics
Mayo Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh, has sharply criticised the refusal of DAFM to accept legitimate cash payments.
Beef
€28.07 million in payments under the Beef Welfare Scheme 2025 have commenced.
Over 70% of applications made under tranche 8 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) have been approved.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed several changes in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in a turkey flock in Co. Cavan.
Minister Martin Heydon said the news of a suspected bluetongue outbreak in Northern Ireland is "unwelcome".
Latest beef kill figures show the 2025 cow kill has declined by almost 80,000 head compared to the...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on payments made to...
The four outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has led to 80,000 turkeys having to be culled on commerical premises.
Dairy
It is looking more optimistic that Ireland will hold onto a nitrates derogation with news today...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has committed to paying €1,200 for...
A 66-year-old farmer has pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Circuit Criminal Court to 173 animal cruelty offences.
A key deadline for the Succession Planning Advice Grant is fast approaching. While applications...
