Forestry
Forestry premiums worth €24m paid to more than 7,000 owners
Forestry premiums worth €24.2 million have been issued to over 7,000 forest owners, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Pippa Hackett
Forestry
Forest Technology Scheme opens for applications - DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has today (Wednesday, December 18) announced that the third tranche of...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Agri Politics
General Election 2024: Minister Hackett unsuccessful in Dáil bid
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has been unsuccessful in her bid to win a seat...
Horticulture
Investment aid scheme for horticulture receiving applications
The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector is now open and accepting applications. The...
Forestry
Payments under new ash dieback measure get underway
Payments have commenced under the Climate Action Performance Payment (CAPP) which was announced this year for ash plantation owners impacted...
Forestry
Budget 2025: €91 million to go towards forestry next year
The allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Budget 2025 will include funding of €91 million...
Agri-Business
Proposals wanted to maximise returns from short supply chains
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has announced a public call by the Department of Agriculture,...
Forestry
New €5,000 ash dieback scheme 'in need of redesign'
A new €5,000 scheme for landowners affected by ash dieback, which opened for applications this week, is “in need of...
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Farm Diversification Seminar to take place next week
An insightful seminar known as the ‘Farm Diversification Seminar’ is set to take place Tuesday, January 28 2025 from 9:30a.m...
Organics
National Organic Food Fair set for end of month
The National Organic Food Fair, which is organised by the Organic Trust, will take place on August 31 and September...
Forestry
Forestry: Up to €4,000/ha available in new reforestation scheme
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has launched a new pilot scheme to increase the proportion...
Agri Politics
Green Party selects Pippa Hackett to contest general election
The Green Party has today (Monday, July 22) selected Senator Pippa Hackett as a candidate to contest the next general...
Forestry
Hackett publishes latest annual forest statistics
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has published the latest Annual Forest Statistics Report for 2024,...
Agri Politics
New Green Party leader to be known on July 8
The Green Party has said that its new leader to replace Eamon Ryan is expected to be announced on July...
Forestry
2,000-tree nursery launched at Shelton Abbey prison
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity, Pippa Hackett has today (Tuesday, June11) inaugurated the Shelton Abbey Pocket Forests...
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Give your dairy hygiene programme a spring clean
Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
Organics
Organic farming payments totaling over €6.8m to begin - Hackett
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Pippa Hackett has announced the start of the...
Organics
Hackett announces €1.5m to reopen organic processing scheme
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has announced the reopening of the Organic Processing Investment Grant...
Forestry
Ash dieback: Higher clearing and replanting grants to be available
The cabinet has formally given its approval to an ‘Ash Dieback Action Plan’, which will provide increased grant rates for...
Rural Life
TD: 'Question mark' over ash dieback support continues
The “question mark” over compensating losses for ash dieback continues, according to Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture, Claire Kerrane. From...