Sheep
Spring lamb throughput remains low with just 4,700 killed for Easter
The number of spring lambs slaughtered so far this year remains low, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. To...
Sheep
The number of spring lambs slaughtered so far this year remains low, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. To...
Dairy
To date almost 14,500 applications to join the Bord Bia’s Dairy Assurance Scheme have been received, 80% of which have...
Agri-Business
New EU Commission regulations will see all Basic Payment Scheme applications made online by 2018. The European Commission regulation sets...
Beef
The weekly beef kill has dropped below 30,000 head for the first time this year, recent figures from the Department...
Environment
Farmers caught burning areas of their land outside of the legal season may be ineligible for payment under Department schemes,...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture has been called on to ease the rules regarding the sale of cattle with one tag...
Beef
One of the compulsory measures for those of you participating in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is to...
Rural Life
The period for which applications can be made for various investments under the TAMS II scheme closes this week. The...
Beef
The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is an agricultural scheme launched by the Department of Agriculture in May 2015....
Sheep
The hogget kill increased again last week, with week-on-week throughput rising by 2%, figures from the Department of Agriculture show....
Beef
The number of prime cattle slaughtered in Ireland on a weekly basis continues to fall, recent figures from the Department...
Agri Politics
The European Commission this week announced that it will allow the voluntary supply management of milk during periods of price downturns....
Agri-Business
A further request for qualified agriculture advisors has been issued by the Department of Agriculture for those who wish to...
Rural Life
Thousands of farmers still waiting for approvals for farm building investments under the first tranche of the TAMS II scheme....
Environment
Farmers are being reminded by the Department of Agriculture that an inherent risk of fire exists during spring months on...
Sheep
The weekly hogget kill has jumped more than 11% in the space of a week, recent figures from the Department...
Beef
The cattle kill is still showing signs of slowing on a week-to-week basis, recent figures from the Department of Agriculture...
Agri-Business
A group of farmers, known as the Disadvantaged Farmers Legal Challenge, which plan to take the Department of Agriculture to court...