Agri Politics
When queried by Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, Minister Martin Heydon clarified details of the National Biomethane Strategy.
Minister Heydon has announced the appointment of Sinéad McPhillips as the new secretary general of DAFM, taking over from Brendan Gleeson.
Agri-Business
Funding allocations for revamped TB measures are still being negotiated, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said.
Forestry
Research, supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has been underway...
The claims system for ACRES participants who are undertaking Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) will open this Thursday (July 17).
Rural Life
Galway Wool Co-Op's fifth annual Meitheal will take place at Athenry livestock mart next weekend as it partners with Avoca Woollen Mills
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) issued 1,037 work permits to the...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a reminder to farmers of the key...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine said it "aims to deal with ash dieback fully...
A cross-departmental 'One Health' oversight committee has been established, government ministers...
An equine mental wellbeing coaching programme, fully funded by the Department of Agriculture, to support farmers is launching next month
The Department of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine has issued a public tender for a national social farming network programme
Dairy
The rate of Schmallenberg virus cases in Ireland grew by 2,200% in 2024, compared to 2023's figures, DAFM reported
As we enter into the latter stages of the breeding season for spring calving herds, it is vitally important to pick up any repeats in order..
830 loans have been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS).
Social Farming Ireland is seeing continued growth in demand for and commissioning of social farming.
The fallout from the practice of designating only one person as herd keeper was raised by a dairy...
Environment
A total of just 14 people have opted into the Ash dieback scheme so far this year, according to latest figures from an industry group.
Tillage
10,000 potato farmers in Ukraine will receive approximately 50kg of seed potatoes each under initiative being run by the FAO of the United Nations.
The DAFM will commit to providing €600,000 to the research fund, which will take a particular focus on reducing helminth parasites.
The Minister for Agriculture has said his department is happy to 'engage' to develop the sheep milk market.
Dairy News
The national dairy herd is to be genotyped under a new scheme that will be introduced later this year, according to IFA dairy chair Stephen Arthur.
Sheep
The DAFM will be writing to sheep farmers who have chosen scanning as their option for year one of the Sheep Improvement Scheme.
