Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is proposing to use leftover funds from the Fuel Income Support Scheme for fertiliser supports.
Fuel
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on payments made under the Fuel Income Support Scheme.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has announced increases in advance scheme payment rates in response to the prolonged dry spell.
Drought
Additional supports for the farming sector as it navigates drought and fodder concerns will be considered in the context of Budget 2027.
Fodder
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon is to meet farm organisations next week as concerns over fodder grow.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon is urging all farmers to complete a fodder budget.
Pressure is mounting on Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to reconvene the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC).
Tillage News
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is being urged to deliver and expand support packages for tillage farmers in Budget 2027.
Beef
Teagasc is to play a leading role in a major European drive to help family farms get more from grass-fed dairy-beef.
The new guide seeks to promote the use of more inclusive language and imagery in agricultural communications.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has outlined DAFM's budget for Ireland's EU presidency.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon said it was 'with regret' he was told of the decision by Brittany Ferries to end livestock transport.
Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Martin Heydon has opened the call for applications for the ACORNS programme.
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has launched the new equine herd profiles and the equine census 2026.
Farm Safety
As Farm Safety Week continues, farmers are being asked to review potential safety hazards on their holdings.
Tillage
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon said all applicants for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) have been accepted for 2026.
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has been urged to "inject urgency and decisiveness" into CAP negotiations.
Schemes
Latest figures show 28 applications for new farm roads have been approved under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) 3.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has been urged to consider support for farms impacted by defective concrete.
Christophe Hansen said he is "quite confident" that Ireland will "save the furniture when it comes to the MFF.
A Laois TD has said a decline in area of land dedicated to tillage production highlights the need for "continued support" for tillage farmers.
The first meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AgriFish) under the Irish EU presidency is taking place in Brussels today.
Minister Martin Heydon is facing calls to confirm that everyone accepted into the SIM scheme will receive their full payment this year.
