Agri-Business
DAFM: Over 5,800 farmers sent AMS notifications this year
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued over 5,800 notifications to landowners this year due to potential...
Farm Inspections
Agri-Business
Bord Bia working to 'streamline' farm audits - O'Toole
The chief executive of Bord Bia Jim O’Toole has said that work is ongoing to try to “streamline” the process...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Agri-Business
Farm inspection rates 'far below' level required to improve water quality - EPA
Farm inspection rates are “far below” the level required to drive compliance and improve water quality, according to a new...
Environment
EPA: Farm inspections not completed in Westmeath in 2023
Westmeath County Council “did not complete any planned farm inspections in 2023” owing to staff shortages, according to a new...
Agri-Business
Call for 'more compassion and understanding' in farm inspections
A meeting held by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in Co. Kerry this week heard a plea for authorities to...
Rural Life
TD: County council farm inspections are 'far more intense'
A Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-West has warned that county council farm inspections are “far more intense” than for...
Environment
No planned farm inspections carried out by Sligo CoCo in 2023
A recently published report has shown that Sligo County Council did not undertake any planned farm inspections in 2023. This...
Rural Life
Kilkenny County Council agrees farm inspection protocol
A new protocol on farm inspections has been agreed between the Kilkenny executive of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Environment
Tighter control of fertiliser and more inspections in new water plan
The Minister of State with responsibility for nature, heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan has today (Thursday, September 5) launched...
Agri-Business
Cork County Council to give notice of scheduled farm inspections
Cork County Council has committed to giving farmers advance notice of preplanned or scheduled farm inspections on their holdings. In...
Rural Life
DAFM minimising farm visits by 'stacking inspections' - minister
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is minimising the number of farm visits by “stacking inspections” where...
Agri Politics
ICMSA: Farmers' Charter 'must start delivering'
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the conclusion of negotiations on a new Farmers’ Charter. The Department...
Agri Politics
New Farmers' Charter close to being finalised - Curran
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Rural Development Committee has said that the new Farmers’ Charter of Rights...
Rural Life
HSA farm inspection campaign 'deferred' until May 7 - Heydon
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, told the Dáil today (Wednesday, April...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Agri-Business
Farm inspections resume as weather improves - DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that all on-farm inspections have now resumed across the...
Dairy
718 inspections in 2022 on farms with nitrates derogation
The Department of Agriculture and the Marine (DAFM) carried out a total of 718 inspections on farm inspections with a...
Agri-Business
Local authority nitrates inspections paused - DAFM
Local authority nitrates inspections have been paused until Monday, April 22, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM),...
Rural Life
HSA confirms rescheduling of farm inspection campaign
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed that it has rescheduled the start of a farm safety inspection campaign...