Schemes
It is important that supports for tillage farmers set out in CAP are "protected into the future" according to minister.
Forestry
Minister of State, Michael Healy-Rae, has said new measures in Budget 2026 will deliver a €5 million budget boost for Forestry in Ireland
Farm Safety
AgriKids has kicked off its Farm Safety Ambassador Programme, which aims to spread farm safety awareness among primary school children
Rural Life
Minister of State says he is "not in a position" to introduce a grant to help landowners with the costs of cutting roadside hedges.
Minister Michael Healy-Rae, recently visited the Teagasc ‘Woodland for Water’ planting measures at Moorepark.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's (DAFM) spent a total €73.2 million on "forest activities" in 2024.
DAFM has today (June 23) announced the results of the 2025 / 2026 open call for proposals for forestry promotion projects.
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, is seeking proposals for projects which promote safety awareness for children for the next five years.
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae has today announced the second tranche of the open call for proposals for forestry skills training.
Farming accounts for two in five of fatal workplace incidents, despite only representing 6.5% of the workforce, HSA data has revealed.
Minister Michael Healy-Rae, has said any farmer who wants to plant agroforestry should "wait until we improve the scheme".
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today launched an open call for farmer safety, health and wellbeing projects
Agri-Business
New forestry planting since January is "up 130% on what it was at the same time last year" according to a minister of state.
It is estimated that a total over €560,000 was paid to TDs in Travel and Accommodation Allowance (TAA) expenses for December 2024.
Agri Politics
Minister Michael Healy-Rae is the TD with the most extensive property portfolio, according to the Dáil's Register of Members' Interests.
Tillage
IFA horticulture chairperson, Mark Walsh announced that the IFA will hold a meeting for horticulture and potato growers next Tuesday.
The "needs of forest owners" will play a central role in the work of a new forest windblow taskforce that has been set up by DAFM ministers.
