Agri-Business
Committee urges government to fund national slurry storage project
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is calling on the government to provide funding for a...
Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture
Agri Politics
Cahill: FF should not go back into government with Greens
Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill believes his...
Environment
Bord Bia quality assurance schemes must include focus on 'water quality' - DII
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) wants the government to back a 10-point action plan which it believes could “secure” the European...
Agri-Business
Committee seeks more information on new genomic techniques
An Oireachtas committee has agreed to request additional information on new genomic techniques (NGTs) before deciding on its position on...
Agri Politics
Revenue: VAT claims approved for farm equipment considered a 'fixture'
Representatives from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners have told the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine that...
Environment
DAFM carried out 500 nitrates inspections in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) conducted a total of 500 nitrates inspections on behalf of local...
Rural Life
Boyhan: Farm inspections should not 'cause fear' but help farmers to be compliant
The current farm inspection regime needs to move to one that “helps farmers to be compliant rather than causing unnecessary...
Agri Politics
Calls to examine low rate of male and female farm partnerships
The low rate of registered farm partnerships in joint male and female ownership is an issue that Senator Victor Boyhan...
Agri-Business
Agricultural Appeals Review Panel moves closer
The government has drafted legislation which will allow for the establishment of the Agricultural Appeals Review Panel. The general scheme...