Rural Life
Gardaí to prosecute driver towing trailer without correct licence
An Garda Síochána for Laois/Offaly district stopped a driver who did not have the correct licence to tow a trailer....
Licence
Beef
Livestock sales temporarily suspended at Athenry Mart
The sheep sale at Athenry Mart, Co. Galway, has been cancelled today (Monday, January 15). Speaking to Agriland this morning,...
Sponsored
Real profits start after 3rd lactation - are your cows making it?
Are you aware that the real profits begin after the third lactation? Research shows that it typically takes two lactations...
Agri-Business
Deer hunting: Mandatory training now required for first-time applicants
First-time deer-hunting licence applicants must now provide proof that they have undertaken an approved training course before they are legally...
Rural Life
New extension announced to driving licence expiry dates
A new extension to the expiry dates of driving licences due to lapse over the coming months has been announced...
Agri Politics
Driver Theory Test 'must be classified as essential'
The Driver Theory Test “must be classified as an essential service” – with numerous essential workers needing to secure a...
Forestry
Forest industry: Department 'consistently missing its own targets'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine “is consistently making its own targets” with the current number of applications...
Rural Life
Cork had the highest number of newly-licenced tractors in 2019
More than 85,000 tractors/excavators/dumpers were registered in Ireland in 2019, according to a report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO)....
Machinery
Over 1,800 new tractors licensed in Ireland since January 2020
177 tractors were licensed for the first time last month (September 2020) according to the latest data from the Central...
Sponsored
Calf milk replacer range with Opti-Skim sees expansion
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Agri-Business
'It's death by a thousand cuts' - timber industry calls for action now
“GP Wood has spent about €50 million in its facilities since 2017 and if I thought we were going to...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach called on to protect employment of licensed merchants
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been called on to “do everything within his power” to prevent the potential loss of...
Forestry
Forestry licencing: 'Entire sector on the line unless we get this right fast'
There is “no sign of the chaos and dysfunction within the forestry felling and licencing system being effectively addressed”, according...
Forestry
What exactly do forest owners want to see done to ease the licences gridlock?
The Irish forestry sector’s throughput system is currently “crippled” due to hold-ups in obtaining planting and felling licences, according to...
Forestry
Forestry licence logjam: 'All we're meeting is more paperwork...and no decision'
The logjam in obtaining planting and felling licences from the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Forestry
New licence plan 'discriminates against farm forests'
The plan to address the backlog of forestry licences “actively discriminates against farm forests and could signal the end of...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Forestry
Forestry licencing and appeals to align with planning process - Hackett
The government is to proceed speedily with the implementation of a number of forestry-related commitments in the Programme for Government,...
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Agri Politics
Hackett interview: 'No point opening [forestry licence] floodgates without addressing issues'
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Pippa Hackett has outlined that the department has...
Forestry
'Supply of timber drying up' due to felling and forestry licences issue
The government has been called on to “immediately address the crisis evolving within forestry as a result of serial objection...
Forestry
'Backlog of over 1,500 applications': Issue of felling and forestry licences raised
The backlog in the approval of forestry felling licences was raised as a key concern by Labour Party spokesperson on...