Agri-Business
Hackett said the government’s new Forestry Programme will aim to deliver “attractive support” farmers to manage existing and new forests.
Agri Politics
Minister of State Martin Heydon is set to take on responsibility for "Research and Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development".
A third TD, Martin Heydon, has been appointed as a minister in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine this evening, Wednesday.
Only agriculture can deliver on both a viable future for farming and a healthier natural environment, according to Minister Pippa Hackett.
The appointment of Pippa Hackett as a Super Junior Minister for Agriculture yesterday, June 27, came as a surprise to many.
