Former Minister of Agriculture enters the race for the Fine Gael leadership May 18, 2017 Agri-Business The former Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has recently announced…
Nitrates derogations ‘up for renewal’ as review of Nitrates Programme launched March 7, 2017 Environment A public consultation on the review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme has been announced by…
23 months on – How much Irish beef has made it to the US? December 12, 2016 Beef Irish beef secured access to the ‘valuable’ US beef market in January 2015, with…
Brendan Smith praises Coveney’s work on Food Harvest 2020 May 21, 2016 Government Fianna Fail’s former Minister for Agriculture has given praise to Simon Coveney’s work in…
New Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed sets out his stall May 9, 2016 Agri-Business The new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has said that…
Farmers are selling off cattle as they’ve no grass to feed them due to flooding May 8, 2016 Country Living Flooding as a result of last winter’s storms is still affecting farmers in parts…
SBCI lends almost €2.5m a month to ag sector May 7, 2016 Agri-Business Since it’s launch in October 2014, over a quarter of all lending by the…
‘A number of dairy farmers are going to go bankrupt in 2016’ May 5, 2016 Dairy Ireland is only 12 months post-quota and unfortunately, a number of our dairy farmers…
South Korea to conduct inspections for Irish beef exports next month April 27, 2016 Beef A delegation from South Korea is expected to conduct a systems audit visit regarding…
Pig aid payments to issue in the coming week – Minister Coveney April 21, 2016 Pig/Poultry Irish pig farmers are to receive their share of the EU aid package announced…
‘Dairy demand perspectives remain positive, but 2016 will be challenging’ April 18, 2016 Dairy The longer term demographic and dairy demand perspectives remain positive, but 2016 will be…
Pig farmers still awaiting EU aid money, months after dairy farmers were paid April 12, 2016 Pig/Poultry Irish pig farmers are still waiting their share of the EU aid package money…
Renewed calls for Government to reject Mercosur trade deal April 9, 2016 Beef The IFA’s National Chairman, Jer Bergin, has called on the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney…
Mercosur trade deal to be tabled next week could devastate Irish beef prices April 6, 2016 Beef An EU-Mercosur trade deal is expected to be tabled next week which looks set…
Payments begin to issue to Burren Farming applicants March 29, 2016 Agri-Business Payments have started issuing to farmers under the 2015 Burren Farming for Conservation Programme…
Coveney promises pig farmers will get EU aid payments ‘very shortly’ March 25, 2016 Pig/Poultry Irish pig farmers are still awaiting their share of the EU dairy and pigmeat…
Macra calls for fully resourced National Reserve in 2016 March 25, 2016 Agri-Business The availability of a fully resourced Basic Payment National Reserve in 2016, and subsequent…
Minister Coveney called on to process pig aid payments ‘without further delay’ March 22, 2016 Pig/Poultry The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has been called on to take immediate and…
