Rural Life
18 agri-food tourism projects to receive €275,000 in funding
18 agri-food tourism projects are to receive a total of €275,000 in funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Department of Agriculture
Agri-Business
Easing of mart restrictions: What should SSSOPs include?
With livestock marts set to re-open to allow buyers and sellers on-premises later this month as Covid-19 restrictions begin to...
Sponsored
Info events set for farmers interested in Wagyu cattle
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland is currently seeking farmers interested in producing, rearing and finishing Wagyu cattle. The group is set to...
Agri-Business
Letters sent to marts detailing easing of trading restrictions
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has sent letters to livestock mart managers around the country detailing...
Agri-Business
Sellers to return to marts during sales this month
Sellers will be allowed back to mart rings later this month, sector sources have confirmed. For a number of months,...
Agri-Business
Marts update: Date set for buyers to return to rings
Buyers may return to marts, while adhering to public guidelines, from Monday, May 17, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Pig/Poultry
First meeting of Pig Roundtable chaired by Heydon
The inaugural meeting of the new Pig Roundtable was chaired today (Wednesday, April 28) by Minister of State at the...
CAP / Schemes
How many farmers applied for the Dairy Beef pilot...and from where?
The Dairy Beef Calf pilot programme – launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – closed for...
Agri-Business
Public consultation launched on role of Food Ombudsman
A public consultation on the primary legislation needed to establish a new Office of a National Food Ombudsman or regulator...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Beef
DAFM: Error in BEAM letters issued recently to farmers
Letters issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in recent days relating to the Beef Exceptional...
CAP / Schemes
One week left to apply for Organic Farming Scheme
Farmers who are considering going organic have just one more week to apply for the Organic Farming Scheme, with the...
Agri-Business
REAP pilot launched by minister and open from today
The opening of the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) has been announced today (Wednesday, April 21) by Minister for Agriculture,...
Forestry
IFA: Number of forest licences issued in March down 45% on January
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine last month issued 193 forest licences – which is down 45% on...
CAP / Schemes
GLAS balancing payments worth €27m issue early to farmers
Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) balancing payments in respect of 2020 will commence ahead of schedule this week, Minister for...
Pig/Poultry
Department to lift poultry housing requirement later this week
The legal requirement to confine/house poultry and other birds as a precautionary measure against Avian Influenza (bird flu) will be...
Sponsored
Vaccinate your pigs with an effective and convenient dose
Vaccination is a key pillar in the preventative approach to health and welfare of pigs. The pig industry has removed...
Agri-Business
Covid-19 restrictions: Marts 'must continue' to operate online
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is “monitoring the situation and will liaise with marts in due course”...
CAP / Schemes
TAMS: New flexibilities and farm safety training details revealed
Further flexibilities for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) have been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture in response to...
Agri-Business
Brexit and staffing costs drive up department spending - McConalogue
Expenditure on pay in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has increased by 11%, which is primarily down...
Agri Politics
Virtual trade mission: 'Ongoing dialogue' on access of Irish beef exports to China
An “intensive series of virtual trade engagements” has been held between an Irish delegation and existing and potential customers in...