Forestry
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet for a discussion on forestry...
Agri Politics
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will hold discussions on farm safety, mental...
Agri-Business
Representatives from the Department of Agriculture will go before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food today
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture is calling on the government to provide funding for a national slurry storage project.
The RSA has confirmed that it took part in a recent enforcement operation in Cherbourg, France which involved Irish livestock hauliers.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture heard farmers struggling with weather conditions have an option to defer Bord Bia audits.
An Taisce will appear before the Oireachtas agriculture committee to discuss compliance with the nitrates directive today.
The departmental forestry licensing backlog has caused 'major concern' for those in the timber business, according to a recent travel report
Beef News
The chief executive of the ICBF has admitted that communication with farmers around beef breeding index changes has been "sub-optimal".
Produce which is '"perfectly saleable" is being rejected by packers and retailers, the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has heard.
Decision by Minister McConalogue to meet with the Oireachtas Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and Marine in September welcomed.
Ireland's water quality and engagement with the EU on the nitrates derogation will be up for debate at the agriculture committee today.
Members of the agriculture committee have called for a background in agriculture to be considered as an entry route to veterinary medicine.
The collection and recycling of farm plastics will be discussed by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine today.
Rural Life
A solar report from the agriculture committee outlined 14 recommendations around erecting solar panels on farm buildings.
The agriculture committee will hear from representative of Sheep Milk Ireland Ltd. to discuss the development of the sheep sector tomorrow.
Coillte has said that it is engaging with the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) to support farmers with afforestation.
The agriculture committee will discuss Ireland's forestry policy and strategy with representatives of the ITC and the IFA today.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will today resume discussions on the EU Nature Restoration Law.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) needs to act "quickly and effectively" to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Ireland, the (IFA) said.
Farm organisations will further discuss concerns in relation to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law before the agri committee today.
The CEOs of Ornua's eight member co-ops are to be called to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The Oireachtas committee issued a public invitation for written submissions on the use of solar energy in the agricultural industry.
