Agri-Business
Grants worth a total of €3.5m to be available for "licensed organic operators" to apply for to help "improve the organic sector" in Ireland.
Environment
Climate projects aimed at developing new technologies are to receive funding of €5.2 million as part of the Ireland-New Zealand JRI
ANC balancing payments have commenced, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced.
BISS and CRISS payments are underway to farmers who will see the payments in their bank accounts "in the coming days".
Rural Life
Minister Charlie McConalogue has pledged that administration delays that impacted farmers in the first year of ACRES "will not be repeated
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued scheme payments to farmers this week in the region of €30 million.
DAFM has announced has announced an extension today (Thursday, November 7) for phase 3 of the Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme
Sheep
The 2024 National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS) payments are going out to farmers according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A €17.5 million fund is open for "innovative proposals" that focus on some of the key environmental challenges facing Irish farmers today.
Forestry
SEEFA has said that the government's review of the current forestry programme must address the 'core issues' in the sector
Proposed changes set out in Budget 2025 to Agricultural Relief are a "backward step" according to the ICMSA.
The national veterinary prescription system (NVPS) will come into operation on January 13, 2025, minister confirms.
Badgers are captured using 'stopped body restraints' in relation to the national TB eradication programme according to minister.
Minister McConalogue said that the footage of mistreatment during live exports shown by RTÉ will be 'thoroughly reviewed'
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has again warned that Irish livestock are "at risk from bluetongue disease".
Tillage
Minister McConalogue has confirmed that the €100/ha support payment for the tillage sector will be made early next year.
Following the announcement of Budget 2025 today, Minister McConalogue has said it highlights a 'strong message' to farmers
INHFA has urged the government to introduce a fodder support scheme for sheep and cattle farmers in Budget 2025.
Ireland needs to "do more" in terms of food loss and waste, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.
Dairy
The removal of the nitrates derogation in Ireland "would inevitably be consolidation and larger farms," according to a minister.
The Minister for Agriculture will not extend the permitted period for slurry spreading beyond next Tuesday.
Agri Politics
Senator Tim Lombard told the Seanad that the increasing levels of bovine tuberculosis (TB) is causing "terrible stress" for farm families
Farmers throughout the country are dealing with "significant challenges" when it comes to spreading slurry according to one TD.
