Environment
€20m in annual forestry payments to issue from today
The annual tax-free forestry premium payments for 2016 will be issued from today, the Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry,...
Environment
The annual tax-free forestry premium payments for 2016 will be issued from today, the Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry,...
Beef
Chinese beef and veal imports have surged in the first couple of months of the year, according to the AHDB...
Environment
Some 20% of farmers in the first tranche of GLAS are yet to receive payment for year one of the scheme....
Agri-Business
Despite the introduction of the new Basic Payment Scheme last year the Department of Agriculture is again obliged to publish...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture is set to tender the contract for the supply of official cattle tags again. The multi-million...
Agri-Business
Of the 9,500 applications under the Young farmers scheme, approximately 600 cases remain to be finalised, according to the Department...
Sheep
There has been a marked reduction in the number of sheep slaughtered in sheepmeat plants last week, recent figures from...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine opened the online facility for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on March...
Beef
Beef cattle supplies have remained tight for the third consecutive week, the latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show....
Beef
The Department of Agriculture said this week that it is working closely with the Chinese authorities to finalise the remaining...
Beef
Indications for exports of Irish beef to the US in Quarter 1 are that just under 700t with a value...
Environment
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association are calling for a full renegotiation of the original deal done to compensate...
Agri-Business
Recent weeks have seen knackeries are either charging up to €50 to collect fallen sheep or refusing to collect them, leaving...
Agri-Business
While incidences of TB levels in cattle herds last year fell on 2014 levels thousands of farms were locked up...
Sheep
Hogget supplies are showing some signs of easing, the latest figures from the Department of Agriculture’s sheep kill data show....
Beef
The number of cattle slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved beef plants increased slightly last week. Figures from the Department’s...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture is set to announce a series of events to help farmers make their Basic Payment Scheme...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Knowledge Transfer (KT) Groups programme is finally set to start this June. The Department has confirmed...