Rural Life
TAMS: Why the Department is looking for planning permission up front
The Department of Agriculture is looking for full planning permission, or a letter of exemption for all fixed structures, at...
Rural Life
The Department of Agriculture is looking for full planning permission, or a letter of exemption for all fixed structures, at...
Rural Life
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney this week announced the opening of two new TAMS II Schemes. The Animal Welfare,...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture’s decision not to support a recommendation to resolve the issue of forgotten farmers with low or no...
Rural Life
Farmers have been warned to check their Nitrates compliance standards before applying for the new TAMS II farm building grants....
Rural Life
Two new TAMS II Schemes: the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme and the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme...
Beef
Following agreement at this week’s meeting of the Beef Roundtable, the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said he was moving...
Environment
The financial loss due to lands being designated as Special Protection Areas was on the agenda of the Oireachtas Joint Committee...
Agri-Business
A group of farmers, known as the Disadvantaged Farmers Legal Challenge, are set to take the Department to court in the...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture recently published the updated Farmers Charter and it details how to make a complaint if you’re...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture recently published an updated Farmers Charter which outlines the rights of farmers. The Farmers Charter is...
Agri-Business
New measures to protect the intellectual property in certain Irish foods have been brought into law, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon...
Agri-Business
Information meetings for Department approved facilitators for the new Knowledge Transfer Scheme will be held over the next two weeks....
Agri-Business
A budget proposal on the exception of Stamp Duty for those undertaking long-term leases, announced by Minister for Finance Michael...
Rural Life
Eircode, Ireland’s new postcode system was officially launched this week and among the earlier adopters of the new codes will be...
Agri-Business
A new €3m grant scheme to help with the legal, advisory and financial services costs incurred by farmers in the...
Agri-Business
Farmers, processors, retailers and consumers can have their say when it comes to country of origin labelling rules to non-prepacked meat,...
Agri-Business
A new €3m grant scheme is to help with the legal, advisory and financial services costs incurred by farmers in the drawing...
Agri-Business
Farmers who have been contacted by the Department of Agriculture about queries in their Basic Payment Scheme application are being urged...