Agri-Business
The government has today (Friday, August 28) won a Dáil vote to extend temporary excise cuts on fuel until October 31.
Fuel sector leaders are urging the government to recall the Dáil and stop the planned fuel excise increase.
Discussions on the next CAP are "increasingly focused" on remaining political and technical issues according to Minister Martin Heydon.
Forestry
DAFM should have "an inspection regime" for forests that receive premiums, according to a TD for Cavan Monaghan
Fuel support scheme
The Tánaiste today (Wednesday, April 30) confirmed that the Fuel Support Scheme is set to open “as soon as next Tuesday,” May 4.
Agri Politics
Farmers are "a little bit confused" about the categories their livestock fall into under new TB rules, a TD has warned.
The Dáil has voted to remove Danny Healy-Rae from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, and to replace him with Michael Cahill.
Michael Healy-Rae has resigned as minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
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When it comes to fox hunting, many would argue that there is a rural and urban divide on the issue,...
Rural Life
Agriland chatted with farmers and rural dwellers at Rural Ireland Against Fox Hunting's protest to understand why they view this practice as an issue.
The Taoiseach wouldn't be drawn on whether an extension for hedge cutting will be provided when the matter was raised in the Dáil today.
Over 20 TDs in Dáil Éireann have declared that they owned farmland or forestry during 2025 according to new data.
Sheep
A Fine Gael TD has appealed to the government to provide support to a Carlow farmer who recently lost 15 sheep in floods.
The Government has won a late night vote in the Dáil supporting Larry Murrin in his position as chair of Bord Bia.
Sinn Féin has called on backbench TDs in the government parties to vote in favour of its motion to remove Larry Murrin as chair of Bord Bia.
The Beef Plan Movement has called on farmers to attend a protest that is set to take place outside Leinster House tomorrow.
The Taoiseach has told the Sinn Féin leader that Bord Bia has been "performing exceptionally well" after she called for its chair to resign.
The Taoiseach has said Ireland is "still working" on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) safeguards in relation to the Mercosur trade agreement.
The Irish government has been accused of neglecting its responsibility to defend Irish farmers in relation to the Mercosur trade deal.
Pig/Poultry
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine pledged in the Dáil to support the poultry sector against the heightened risk of bird flu.
Farmers from across the country are set to protest outside Leinster House later this month over concerns around greenway projects.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine wants to deal with the "current vaccination approach" as part of his new plan to tackle TB.
A TD for Tipperary South has told the Dáil that an ACRES farmer has "received a payment of just €300 when he was due €5,000" in July.
