Forestry
Over 770 reports of alleged illegal tree felling have been made to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) since 2020.
Agri Politics
Social Democrats, Holly Cairns has said that the party 'wants to see' a €6 billion climate transformation fund
Agri-Business
Delays in scheme payments will put farmers under "extreme financial pressure", according to the leader of the Social Democrats, Holly Cairns.
Dairy
Moving organic manures from farms to newly leased land or tillage land currently does not require regulation, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has accused Fine Gael of "continuing with a failed approach that's walking farmers to a cliff edge".
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns called on the government to increase the funding for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) by 50%.
The proposed legislation to establish the new agri-food regulator is set to return before the Dáil in the coming weeks.
The government needs to take the issues facing rural Ireland seriously and provide sustainable funding to help young farmers.
A deal between Coillte and a UK investment fund shows the "fundamental flaws" in government's approach to forestry, an opposition TD claimed.
Tillage News
The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said that there are currently no plans to establish a Food Vision Tillage Group.
State funding for the greyhound industry should be phased out over the remaining term of the 33rd Dáil, according to Social Democrats....
Environment
Social Democrats' Cork South West TD Holly Cairns and her mother, Madeline McKeever, are part of Farming for Nature's ambassador project.
Rural Life
362 accidents were reported to the Health and Safety Authority in meat processing plants around the country over an almost 12-month period.
