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Main outline of Budget 2014 for agriculture, cuts of €37m
The main features of the Department of Agriculture’s allocation in Budget 2014 were outlined by the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney...
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'Agriculture payments are behind target'
Payments from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine are running €100m or 15 per cent behind target as of...
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Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
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Pre-Budget 2014 agriculture briefing
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will this morning meet Minister Simon Coveney TD for a...
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Investment in agriculture key to economic recovery, IFA
Government support for farmers is key for economic recovery that will drive export growth and job creation. This is according...
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Former Dawn Fresh Foods workers to meet with Agriculture Minister this afternoon
Former Dawn Fresh Foods Fethard workers are set to meet top Government ministers this afternoon. In early August Dawn Fresh...
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Tributes to Sean MacConnell, an authoritative voice of Irish agriculture
Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD today expressed sadness at the untimely death of former Irish...
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Roscommon DVO will not close, department
The Roscommon District Veterinary Office (DVO) will not close, according to the Department of Agriculture this week. In a statement...
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IFA present tax proposals to Department of Finance
An Irish Farmers Association (IFA) delegation, led by IFA President John Bryan and Farm Business Committee Chairman, Tom Doyle, recently...
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Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
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IFA demands no more cuts to agriculture
Anything less than a robust defence of the allocation for the Agriculture Department in Budget 2014 will be unacceptable to...
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Early fodder action by farmers vital, Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture including Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney TD was presented today with an update...
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IFA Accuse Dept of Agriculture of Unfair Fines
Speaking at a protest outside the Dept of Agriculture offices in Portlaoise today, IFA President John Bryan said that farmers...
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Department of Agriculture warns of Heat Stress
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today reminded all farmers and transporters of livestock that animals are at...
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Department of Agriculture to spend €1.2bn this year
The Department of Agriculture has projected spending 1.2bn for 2013, which was discussed at an Oireachtas Agriculture Committee yesterday afternoon....
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Can you plough the Department out of a ditch?
The Department of Agriculture needs a helping hand. It recently issued a tender for the supply, erection and removal of its...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...