Tillage
Minister called on to plan for winter fodder subsidy
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is being called on to develop a subsidy scheme for farmers...
Tim Lombard
Rural Life
Revenue officials to attend Oireachtas committee on farmer VAT
Officials from Revenue will be quizzed by TDs and senators at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the...
Forestry
Ash dieback plan can 'restore eroded confidence' in forestry
The Ash Dieback Action Plan, which received cabinet approval today (Tuesday, April 30) is a “positive step” to restoring the...
Forestry
Storm 'reveals ash dieback in fallen trees' - senator
The damage from Storm Isha has exposed “hundreds of ash trees” infected with ash dieback, a member of the Seanad...
Rural Life
Stamp duty consanguinity relief extension 'vital' - Lombard
The Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on agriculture, food and the marine has welcomed the extension of consanguinity relief for farmers...
Dairy
Nitrates: Ag committee 'to engage with EU rather than DAFM'
The vice-chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that the committee “needs to...
Tillage News
Senator: Tillage farmers will be 'destroyed' without supports
A Fine Gael senator has told the Seanad that a small number of tillage farmers will be “destroyed” financially unless...
Dairy
Nitrates decision will cause 'huge damage' to the dairy sector - TD
The European Commission’s decision on nitrates will cause “huge damage” to the dairy sector, according to the chair of the...
Dairy
Derogation cut will cause 'carnage' farmer meeting hears
A meeting of farmers that took place in Co. Cork on Monday evening (August 28) heard that a potential cut...
Agri-Business
Lombard to host agri sustainability meeting in Cork
Senator Tim Lombard has organised a meeting in Clonakilty, Co. Cork this evening (Monday, August 28), on sustainability in the...
Beef
Food security stats 'make you stop and think how fortunate we are'
Statistics on global food security “make you stop and think how fortunate we are in this country”, according to a...
Tillage
Farmers can still withdraw from straw scheme - senator
Senator Tim Lombard has reminded farmers who fear having insufficient fodder for winter that they can still withdraw from the...
Horticulture
Fruit and vegetables: Call for forum to address waste
A “food forum” must be established to deal with the issue of wastage of “imperfect” fruit and vegetables, according to...
Rural Life
Planning laws 'must address serial objectors' stalling farm works
The current review of Irish planning laws “must ensure” that serial planning objectors cannot hold up farm infrastructure developments, according...
Rural Life
Need for people to come to Ireland to fill roles 'apparent' - Lombard
There is a need for people to come to Ireland to “fill roles that we can’t”, according to Senator Tim...
Horticulture
Senator calls for change in retail policy on 'ugly' fruit and veg
A senator has called for a “serious conversation” around retail policy that allows for a large proportion of fruit and...
Agri-Business
Macra officially launches five-year strategy at AGM
Macra officially launched its new five-year strategy at its annual general meeting (AGM) in Co. Cork on Saturday (May 13)....
Agri-Business
Lombard appointed Fine Gael agri spokesperson
Senator Tim Lombard has been appointed spokesperson on agriculture, food, forestry, fisheries, and the marine for Fine Gael, the party...