Agri Politics
TD tells minister '€11/ac warrants a slap'
A Co. Wexford TD told the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue that a support package for...
Support Package
Agri-Business
DAFM 'actively considering' how to use €9.5m EU funding
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently working out how to best spend over €9.5 million...
Agri-Business
EU Commission proposes €9.5m support package for Irish farmers
The European Commission said today (Monday, June 26) that it is proposing to allocate over €9.5 million to Irish farmers....
Rural Life
Rural TDs call for emergency aid package for Irish farmers
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has called on the government to acknowledge the rising costs of inputs, and come...
Agri-Business
TBESS to be extended and enhanced under cost of living package
The government has announced that the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) will be extended until May 31, 2023 and...
Pig/Poultry
Pig farmers reminded of support scheme deadline
Pig farmers have been reminded to submit their applications to the 2022 Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme (PEPS) before the portal...
Horticulture
Exclusion of soft fruit growers in support scheme 'unacceptable'
The exclusion of soft fruit growers from the Horticulture Exceptional Aid Scheme has been labelled “inexplicable” and “unacceptable” by the...
Horticulture
Markey calls for a derogation on UK potato seed ban
Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey has said that he will push for a temporary derogation on the ban of potato...
Agri-Business
Commission's 'one-off lump sum' may not be as helpful as it seems
The announcement of a lump sum scheme to address the inputs crisis will not provide any extra EU funding for...
Horticulture
€2.8m support package for the horticulture sector announced
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced a €2.8 million support package for the ‘critically important’ Irish...
Agri Politics
Minister urged to clarify supports for grassland farmers
Grassland farmers are ‘in limbo’ without an announcement of supports from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM),...
Agri-Business
DAFM: No decision on top up of €15.8m support package
No decision has been made yet by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) as to whether national...
Rural Life
New secretary general at department of rural development
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys has announced the appointment of Mary Hurley as the new secretary general...
Agri-Business
MII: €100 million scheme 'an important step' in response to post-Brexit trade
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has welcomed the opening of the €100 million capital investment programme for primary food processing. Reacting...
N.Ireland
Poots announces plans for £25 million NI Covid-19 support package
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has outlined how he plans to divvy up the £25 million Covid-19 financial support...