Agri-Business
A total of almost €3.4 million has been paid out todate in compensation claims to fur farming operators, according to latest figures.
Rural Life
The owners of a former mink farm in Co. Laois have applied for planning permission for it to be...
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said an independent assessor is currently examining compensation claims following the ban on fur farming
An assessor is currently examining compensation claims made by fur farms following their closure due to a government-imposed ban last year.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has signed a legislative order to officially close Ireland's three fur farms.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) expects an order required to implement a ban fur farming to be finalised by the end of the year.
Despite the signing into law of a bill last April to prohibit the farming of animals for their...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the signing into law of new legislation relating to fur farming and forestry.
Fur farming will be banned in Ireland as a bill has passed its final stage in the Seanad yesterday, the Green Party said.
A senator has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the compensation being offered to fur farmers.
Aspects of the fur farming compensation scheme currently offered may be reviewed, a Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) official has indicated
The total number of reports of suspected cases of RHD2 has declined noticeably in 2021, according to the Department of Housing.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine McConalogue's fur farming bill has received the go-ahead from government for its drafting.
The cabinet has agreed to the phased dis-establishment of fur farming in Ireland today, Tuesday, June 25.
There are three licensed mink farms operating in Ireland that are subject to Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine inspections.
