Agri Politics
SACs: What are they and who gets compensated?
There are 439 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Ireland with 13% of total land designated under the scheme. And,...
Agri Politics
There are 439 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Ireland with 13% of total land designated under the scheme. And,...
CAP / Schemes
The Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) must be reopened for farmers who had their Agri-Environment Option Scheme (AEOS) contracts end...
CAP / Schemes
Areas planted with wild bird cover under the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) will be eligible for Areas of Natural Constraint...
CAP / Schemes
Michael Creed, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has today (January 21) launched the 2019 Traditional Farm Buildings...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that Nutrient Management Plans (NMPs) have not been submitted in...
Rural Life
A Clare dairy farmer has restored a pre-1837 outbuilding to its former character under the Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment (GLAS)...
Tillage
Saturday is December 1 and that means tillage farmers can plough ground for spring cropping. Under nitrates regulations farmers must...
CAP / Schemes
Advance payments in respect of the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) for 2018 have commenced today, according to Minister for...
Rural Life
It’s all too easy to bulldoze through that which is falling down rather than to renew and revive; but that...
CAP / Schemes
By Sean Doorley, drystock advisor, Longford Town In August, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed outlined a number of temporary...
CAP / Schemes
After this summer’s drought, many wild bird cover crops sown under the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environmental Scheme (GLAS) came under pressure....
CAP / Schemes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has confirmed that flexibility for fodder production under some GLAS...
Rural Life
The Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme will be open once again in January for 2019 applications, the Department of Agriculture, Food...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is now accepting applications from farmers in GLAS with fallow land for...
Tillage
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has requested that the Government come up with fodder solutions. The group counts catch...
Grass
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has ruled out the possibility of allowing farmers to cut...
CAP / Schemes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has come under increasing pressure to allow farmers to cut...
CAP / Schemes
A total of 91% of respondents to an AgriLand poll – which received in excess of 1,000 responses – are in...