Schemes
Over 2,000 farmers in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) have submitted an annual declaration for rare breeds.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has appealed to ACRES farmers to submit outstanding annual LESS declarations.
1,700 farmers in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) have yet to complete their rare breeds submission.
Almost 98% of all farmers in ACRES are now fully paid for their participation in the scheme in 2023 and 2024.
Agri-Business
The annual declaration for the conservation of rare breeds under ACRES can now be completed for 2024, DAFM has confirmed.
Sheep
Two of the UK’s native sheep breeds – the Manx Loaghtan and the Leicester Longwool – have been classified as endangered in a new watchlist
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) issued payments for over 200 Kerry Cattle calves last year in a bid to support breeders.
The department has moved to clarify eligibility requirements under the conservation of rare breeds action in ACRES.
The conservation of rare breeds action under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) can now be applied for online.
Rural Life
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McConalogue announced that he would be "delighted" to provide funding towards supporting rare breeds as they are an "important resource" of..
There are repeated calls for protection of Old Irish Goats, as the rare breed continues to be hunted for sport
The Irish Rare Breeds Society will hold its 2023 conference to discuss how Irish rare breeds fit into the changing farming landscape.
A west Cork farmer is making the most of his land's spectacular setting by running a glamping pods...
A new report has called for the establishment of a centre for genetic conservation and research on native Irish breeds.
Beef
The Killua Castle farm has embarked on an interesting venture - breeding, rearing and processing rare-breed beef.
N.Ireland
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust has said that shortening the life of beef cattle in Northern Ireland to 24 months would be counter-productive.
A total of 75 native rare breeds have been identified as high priority lines of particular concern on the new RBST watchlist.
A love of wool crafts and a Facebook post from the Irish Rare Breed Society led a woman to a breed of Irish sheep that she thought extinct.
Environment
The birth of a female Vaynol calf through the first-ever successful embryo transfer for a semi-feral breed of cattle has brought new hope.
Opinion
The month of June 2017 was marked by the passing of Robert Overend, for many years one of Ireland's leading pig breeders
