Dairy
Breeding season: Wrapping up as early as possible
As we enter into the latter stages of the breeding season for spring calving herds, it is vitally important to...
Department of Agriculture
Agri-Business
Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme: 830 agricultural loans approved
830 loans have been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS). The...
Rural Life
Social farming awareness week throws open gates to 5 farms
Social Farming Ireland is seeing continued growth in demand for and commissioning of social farming, according to Helen Doherty, national...
Rural Life
Designating only one person as herd keeper labelled 'demoralising'
The fallout from the practice of designating only one person as herd keeper was raised by a dairy farmer from...
Environment
Ash dieback scheme 'not fit for purpose' - Nolan
A total of 14 people have opted into the Ash dieback scheme to date, according to latest figures from an...
Tillage
DAFM to contribute €450k to FAO potato initiative for Ukraine
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is set to provide €450,000 to an initiative run by the...
Rural Life
DAFM launches open call for animal health research proposals
Those who may wish to conduct research on the topic of animal health can now apply to a new fund...
Agri-Business
DAFM happy to 'engage' to develop sheep milk market
There are currently no research projects on sheep milk production underway in Ireland but the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Dairy News
New scheme to genotype national dairy herd on the cards
The national dairy herd looks set to be genotyped under a new scheme that will be introduced later this year...
Sheep
SIS: Department to write to farmers choosing scanning as year 1 option
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) will be writing to sheep farmers who have chosen scanning as...
Dairy
Nitrates regulations: Breaches to be penalised with payment cuts
Farmers who are found to breach compliance with the new nitrates regulations upon inspection could be faced with a financial...
Video
The risks involved with working at height
Pat Griffin, HSA senior inspector, discusses the risks involved with working at height.
Agri-Business
€5.3m in payments on way to 1,000 organic farmers
An estimated 1,000 farmers are set to receive more than €5.3 million as the 2022 Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) advance...
Agri-Business
Bird flu identified in turkey flock in Co. Monaghan - DAFM
Avian influenza (bird flu) has been identified in a turkey flock in Co. Monaghan the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Agri-Business
Multi-billion Euro CAP plan to go to Cabinet for approval
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will bring the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), representing billions of euro...
Environment
336 applicants approved to join Organic Farming Scheme
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Senator Pippa Hackett, has welcomed the...
Video
James Kelly of Kildare on the importance of safety in harvest season
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has partnered with Axa and Agriland Media Group for an innovative...
Forestry
Forestry update: Afforestation figures still behind last year's low levels
A total area of 1,222ha has been planted during the first half of this year, according to the latest Forestry...