Environment
Department extends deadline to complete GLAS tasks due to wet weather
The deadlines for the completion of certain GLAS tasks have been extended due to the persistent wet weather over recent months....
Environment
The deadlines for the completion of certain GLAS tasks have been extended due to the persistent wet weather over recent months....
Beef
The number of weanlings exported from Ireland by live-export means has dropped by 27% during the first eight weeks of...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture today announced an extension to the closing date for submission of 2016 Nitrates Derogation applications. It...
Rural Life
Sheep must be tagged in accordance with the rules set down under the National Sheep Identification System and only tags...
Agri-Business
Origins of Food Wise 2025 Launched in 2015 and succeeding Food Harvest 2020, Food Wise 2025 is a growth vision...
Beef
The number of prime beef cattle slaughtered in Ireland fell again last week, figures from the Department of Agriculture’s beef...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture has today opened the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme online application facility. The Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Agri-Business
To date 90% or some 8,500 applications to the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme have been fully processed, according...
Rural Life
Herd or flock numbers were first introduced by the Department of Agriculture to allow for the easy identification of both...
Agri-Business
The Office of the Ombudsman received a complaint from a farmer after the Department of Agriculture sought to recover a grant...
Agri-Business
The Department has given no indication that it will significantly improve its communications with farmers despite comments by the Minister...
Beef
Calf exports have increased more than 460% in the first six weeks of 2016, figures from the Department of Agriculture...
Beef
The national beef kill is showing some signs of slowing, with the number of young bulls and steers slaughtered dropping...
Agri-Business
At present 123,774 farmers (99%) have been paid over €1.12 billion under the Basic Payment Scheme, the Department of Agriculture...
Agri-Business
The online system for applications under Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is due to open in the coming days. This application...
Agri-Business
If you have a horse for breeding or production, they may now only be identified by an approved Passport Issuing Organisation...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture is offering supports to young female entrepreneurs this year under the CEDRA Rural Innovation and Development Fund....
Agri Politics
Ireland will not be supporting a French proposal to incentivise farmers to produce less milk at next month’s crunch Council of...