Agri Politics
Department data protection breach: Over 800 farmers affected
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today, Wednesday, October 16, issued a statement outlining a recent data...
The Department of Agriculture
Agri Politics
2019 US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership launched
Calls for proposals in selected agri-food areas have been made as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed...
Tillage
Maize recommended list published
The recommended list of maize varieties for the 2018 season has been published by the Department of Agriculture. Seven varieties...
Dairy
'Cryptosporidia is the number one cause of calf scour in Ireland'
Cryptosporidia is the most common cause of calf scour in Ireland, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Surgeon Colm...
Agri-Business
Department reports significant number of enquiries to Fodder Aid Scheme
The Department of Agriculture is reporting a significant number of enquiries to its new Fodder Aid Scheme. A spokesperson for...
Agri-Business
Cheap EU loan instruments for farmers still a year away
Earlier this year the European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) presented a model guarantee instrument which aimed...
Beef
Live cattle exports fell by 25% in 2015, store cattle exports down 50%
The total number of live weanling exports have dropped by 9,885 head (31.9%) from January 1 to December 12, compared...
Environment
Hill farmers call for 'fair' land eligibility inspections
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has criticised the Department of Agriculture for its handling of ineligible features...
Environment
GLAS already over subscribed as planners continue to make applications
Tranche 2 of the GLAS scheme has proved hugely popular among farmers, with the scheme already significantly oversubscribed. According to...
Beef
Over €300,000 in BVD support payments to issue 'shortly'
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has confirmed that over 1,700 cattle farmers in Ireland will receive payment under the...
Environment
GLAS 2 is more than half full as 11,500 farmers apply to-date
GLAS 2 is filling up with over 11,500 applications created to date, according to the Department of Agriculture. The Department...
Beef
Finished cattle exports fall 7,951 in 2015 - Total live cattle exports drop 24%
Total live cattle exports from Ireland have dropped by 24% with 52,513 fewer cattle being shipped between January 1 and...
Agri-Business
'Some online applications for TAMS II to close early next week'
Farmers applying for some of the schemes under TAMS II have until next Monday (November 30) to submit their applications...
Agri Politics
European Commission to return €410m to farmers
The European Commission has this week published a regulation to reimburse €410m to European farmers. This amount was deducted from...
Beef
Department warns of high liver fluke risk after heavy rain fall
Livestock in counties with an Atlantic coastline in the North West, West and South are at higher risk of liver fluke...
Beef
Beef kill back 72,224 head on last year - Little change in weekly throughput
The cumulative throughput of cattle at beef export plants has dropped by 5%, figures from the Department of Agriculture show,...
Agri-Business
Recovery in compound fertiliser sales
Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show a recovery in the sales of compound fertiliser over the nine months...
Beef
Total live cattle exports fall 24.5% in 2015 - Weanling exports back by 7,500 head
The total number of live weanling exports have dropped by 7,490 from January 1 to October 31 compared to the same...