Sheep
Just over one week left to apply for the Sheep Welfare Scheme
There is just over one week left for farmers to apply to the €25m Sheep Welfare Scheme, with the deadline...
Sheep
There is just over one week left for farmers to apply to the €25m Sheep Welfare Scheme, with the deadline...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that it has identified a case of ‘Atypical BSE’ in...
Pig/Poultry
Two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in Ireland in recent weeks and the Department of Agriculture has informed...
Beef
There has been a noticeable improvement in the cow trade with R grade cull cow prices improving by 5-10c/kg in...
Beef
Cattle slaughterings appear to have started off to somewhat of a slow start as just 28,006 head were killed during...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers can now submit applications with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for Tranche 6 of the Targeted...
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture has announced the confirmation of a second case of Avian Influenza (bird flu) H5N8 in Ireland....
Beef
A somewhat stronger cattle trade has seen the beef price offered to farmers, for both steers and heifers, rise by...
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture today announced that it has confirmed that the avian influenza subtype H5N8 detected in the wild...
Environment
The first tranche of annual tax-free forestry premium payments for 2017 have started to issue to those forest owners who...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture has been called on to directly inform farmers if their herds are restricted because of TB after...
Beef
The cumulative number of cattle slaughtered in Department of Agriculture approved beef export plants reached 1.62m during the week ending...
Agri-Business
The Agri Cashflow Support Loan Scheme, which was announced in Budget 2017, is expected to open for applications this month....
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture is set to roll out a number of key schemes for farmers in 2017. A number...
Beef
The price Irish farmers were paid for steers during the month of November was the lowest in three years, figures...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry flock keepers are now required to confine all poultry and captive birds in their possession or under their control in...
Beef
There appears to be little let up in the number of cattle being slaughtered in Ireland as the weekly beef...
CAP / Schemes
The funding allocation directed towards a number of farming schemes will increase by 21% in 2017, the Minister for Agriculture,...