Rural Life
Watch: Protesters at Dáil call for permanent closure of horse abattoir
Around 100 protesters gathered outside government buildings today (Tuesday, June 18) to call for the permanent closure of Ireland’s only...
Minister for Agriculture
Rural Life
Kerrane: Govt response to wet weather 'not good enough'
As the wet weather continues, Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Claire Kerrane, has said that government response is “not good...
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Watch: How to effectively treat and control parasites
Amid the current season of record-high input costs, keeping unnecessary spending to a minimum is key, which means that early...
Tillage
Miller: General mood of tillage sector 'extremely low'
The additional support needs of tillage farmers will be top of the agenda when representatives of the Irish Grain Growers’...
Rural Life
Countdown to April 1 deadline for next RZLT submissions
Landowners have until April 1 to make submissions to the relevant Local Authority on whether their land meets the criteria...
Dairy News
DAFM: Derogation application/banding declaration portals open
The 2024 nitrates derogation application system and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) portal for dairy farmers to indicate their nitrates dairy banding...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM announces interim payment to ACRES Tranche 1 participants
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) announced today (Friday, February 9) its intention to make an interim...
Rural Life
Protestors from agri-sector confront minister at hotel
A group of farmers and contractors have staged a protest outside a hotel in Co. Westmeath tonight (Thursday, February 1)...
Rural Life
Kerrane: Action needed from minister on Agriland fodder survey results
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been urged to outline his response to a survey conducted by...
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Do you want to be paid to share your opinion?
Do you want to be paid to share your opinion? Irish farmers have faced significant media coverage over issues, such...
Dairy News
Minister: Govt 'committed to maintaining nitrates derogation'
The government is “committed” to maintaining the nitrates derogation past 2025, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, told...
CAP / Schemes
How the current timeline for TAMS 3 approval is looking
To date, administrative checks have been conducted on 6,298 applications out of a total of 8,241 submitted for Targeted Agriculture...
Dairy
Co. Limerick family wins top prize at NDC and Kerrygold milk awards
The Macnamara family from Hospital, Co. Limerick have been announced as the overall winners of the 2023 National Dairy Council...
Agri Politics
50 years in the EU is 'massively important' for Irish farming- McConalogue
In an event celebrating 50 years of Irish agriculture since Ireland joined the EU, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Beef
Budget 2024: IFA calls for suckler fund to be 'revisited'
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called for the payment for suckler farmers, announced in Budget 2024 yesterday (Tuesday, October...
Sheep
Sheep farmers want help from new EU €9.5m support package
The government has been urged to ringfence funds from a new European Commission initiative, to support the European Union (EU)...
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Competition: Enter now to win a Merlo Multifarmer
Agriland is delighted to collaborate with Merlo to bring farmers a fantastic competition. The lucky winner will have the free...
Dairy News
Dairy farmer fears derogation reduction could cost him €40,000/year
A Co. Wicklow dairy farmer has personally told the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue that a...
Rural Life
Potential of social farming for communities highlighted
The potential of social farming for rural communities was highlighted by agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue at an open day in...
CAP / Schemes
Cow exit scheme still under 'consideration' - minister
The development of a “proposal for a dairy cow reduction or an exit scheme” is still under consideration, the Minister...
Agri Politics
Interview: Beef protests were one of the 'big challenges' - Creed
Former minister for agriculture, Michael Creed has told Agriland that the beef protests of 2019 were one of the big...