Schemes
Minister Heydon has told his EU counterparts that capping and flattening farm payments could have "unintended effects" on productivity.
Agri-Business
Minister Martin Heydon has announced the commencement of payments worth €1.4 million for NPIs under ACRES.
Advance payments of €146.94 million to Tranche 1 participants in the Agri-Climate Rural...
Agri Politics
A Fine Gael conference on agriculture and rural development is set to take place on Saturday of next week (November 15).
Dairy
Young farmers in Ireland "feel betrayed" and "punished" despite the progress they have achieved according to Macra president.
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has announced the commencement of advance payments under the 2025 Eco-Scheme.
DAFM has revealed that the number of women completing Teagasc Education programmes has risen by nearly 10% from 2020 to 2024.
Tillage
Martin Heydon TD, has confirmed the government’s commitment to deliver enhanced support for Irish tillage.
The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for 2026 has now opened.
Funding has been awarded for a new European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project for habitats on arable land in coastal environments.
Environment
A new public consultation on a National Carbon Farming Framework has been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Ireland must identify "opportunities for us to insulate ourselves" against the volatility of world market prices, according to minister.
Farm organisations are expecting to meet agriculture minister, Martin Heydon shortly to discuss the details of a new tillage support package.
Beef
Minister Heydon and his Northern Ireland counterpart have announced a project to tackle the impact of bovine TB on farms in a pilot area.
The minister has said that the allocation of at least €50 million for tillage is a "starting point" for his intentions during his tenure.
Minister Martin Heydon has said that the government is continuing to advance its missions under the Food Vision 2030 strategy.
Minister Martin Heydon has announced that participants who entered ACRES under tranche 1 may now avail of a voluntary training course.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has outlined his disapproval of the proposed EU cuts that were discussed during the AgriFish meetings in Brussels
Minister Heydon has confirmed that the European Commissioner for Environment will visit Ireland for talks on the nitrates derogation.
Opinion
Last week’s Ploughing 2025 was a remarkable success when assessed across all of the metrics that can be used to characterise the event
A meeting of member states' agriculture ministers yesterday saw several member states criticise the commission's plans for the new CAP.
The European Commission's proposals for the future of CAP and the EU's trade policies will be the key topics at a meeting today.
Minister Heydon has announced the appointment of Sinéad McPhillips as the new secretary general of DAFM, taking over from Brendan Gleeson.
