Agri-Business
The long-standing AgFood portal for farmers on the department's website will be officially discontinued from today (Tuesday, September 1).
Schemes
The deadline for submitting completed scorecards under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is just around the corner.
Forestry
Storm damage in early 2025 resulted in an 18% jump in the amount of timber harvested from Irish forestry last year.
Bluetongue
The department has said the implications for livestock trade of revised EU rules on bluetongue are expected to become clear next month.
Agri Politics
Minister Martin Heydon has highlighted the key policy developments in the agri-sector during the first month of Ireland's EU presidency
The Department of Agriculture has said that "ongoing development of IT functionality" is preventing some payments for NPIs.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has extended a 'Condition Orange' warning for high fire risk until Friday.
Dairy
The department has issued a reminder to farmers and advisers over the flexibility in place for crude protein limits in animal feed.
An IFA delegation has met with officials from the Department of Agriculture on livestock welfare and traceability issues.
Rural Life
Minster Martin Heydon has urged farmers to take necessary steps to protect animals during the current spell of hot weather.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has awarded over €145,000 to a number of organisations for the promotion of forestry.
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture is looking to take on a bacteriologist to work at its Backweston Campus in Celbridge, Co. Kildare.
Beef
The department has published the AIM Bovine Statistics Report, which confirms how many suckler and dairy calves were born in each county.
Minister Heydon has said that he anticipates that a new national animal welfare strategy will be published in the second half of the year.
The department has today advised farmers of two important opportunities regarding corrections to their 2026 BISS.
Co. Longford-based agri-advisory business, Midland Agri Consultancy is to deliver a farm machinery...
Environment
A new all-island conference on sustainability in agriculture has launched its inaugural event in Portlaoise, today (Tuesday, May 26).
The department has confirmed that there have been 61 applications submitted for the €55 million Reconstitution Scheme for Windblown Forests.
Minister Heydon has announced that decision letters are issuing on applications earlier this year for Landscape Actions under ACRES.
Around 26% of milk supplying herds are yet to confirm their nitrogen excretion rate band for 2026, according to department figures.
Minister Martin Heydon has announced the allocation of €1.18 million in funding to 46 projects on farm safety, health and wellbeing.
Counties Cork, Galway, and Mayo saw the most applications made under BISS and other area-based schemes for 2026.
Minister Martin Heydon has confirmed that 122,151 farmers applied online for BISS and other area-based schemes before the deadline.
