Environment
Conservation group calls for support for farmers with Hen Harrier designations
Conservation Groups are calling for ‘meaningful support’ for farmers in Hen Harrier areas and warn of dangers of lifting ban...
Environment
Conservation Groups are calling for ‘meaningful support’ for farmers in Hen Harrier areas and warn of dangers of lifting ban...
Agri-Business
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Agri-Business
Grant aid for various items of interest to farmers is available under the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme but the deadline is fast approaching...
Environment
A new forestry programme has been announced by the Department of Agriculture to cover 2014-2020. Tom Hayes, Minister of State...
Agri Politics
€1.14 million in additional funding is to be provided by the Department of Agriculture to the United Nations World Food Programme...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney set out his stall for the rest of his term in recent days. He...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture has initiated discussions with Teagasc regarding the survey of livestock manure storage capacity. According to Minister...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture has said there is currently no delay with the digitising of farm maps following questioning on...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said that over 7,000 farmers are still awaiting payments of €40m from the...
Environment
It is set to be February at the earliest before the Green Low Carbon Environmental Scheme (GLAS) will be open. The...
Dairy
Irish dairy farmers are over quota nationally by 6.51% according to the Department of Agriculture latest figures. The Minister for...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has given the green light to a further six Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) for the 2014-2020 period...
Sheep
Payments worth €15 million under the 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme began issuing to the farmers concerned last week, the Department...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture’s investigations division has a success rate in court of 90%, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture...
Agri-Business
France is Ireland’s second largest export market and this was recognised by Tom Hayes, Minister of State at the Department...
Agri-Business
Teagasc has welcomed the grant awards for agri-food and forestry research, which were announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Environment
For those interested in becoming a planner for the new Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme GLAS scheme, the qualifications required for...
Rural Life
A new steering group within the Department of Agriculture is set to play a key role in the functions of...