Forestry
Hackett publishes latest annual forest statistics
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has published the latest Annual Forest Statistics Report for 2024,...
Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
Veterinary
Closing date today for DAFM chief vet officer job applications
Today (Thursday, June 27) is the final day by which applications can be submitted online to Public Jobs for the...
Agri-Business
Ireland signs agri-food cooperation agreement with Vietnam
Ireland has signed a memorandum of understanding for enhanced cooperation with Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The agreement was...
Environment
'Significant knowledge gap' among stakeholders on carbon farming
A stakeholder conference on carbon farming has heard that there is a “significant knowledge gap” among farmers, landowners, and agri-food...
Agri-Business
75 complaints to Ombudsman about DAFM in 2023
There were 75 complaints made to the Ombudsman in 2023 about the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)....
Agri-Business
Department seeking feedback for Agfood redesign
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is seeking feedback from farmers on their experience of the Agfood...
CAP / Schemes
Where did the top direct payments in each county go in 2023?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its annual publication of beneficiaries of direct payments and other...
CAP / Schemes
AMS to be used to check extensive grazing measure in ACRES
The satellite-based Area Monitoring System (AMS) will be used to check farmer compliance with the extensively-grazed pasture and winter bird...
CAP / Schemes
Minister confirms in-person training for SCEP
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that a number of in-person training events under the...
Veterinary
Bluetongue: DAFM urges vigilance as midge activity increases
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has urged livestock keepers to be vigilant as increasing temperatures bring...
Forestry
Ash dieback: Higher clearing and replanting grants to be available
The cabinet has formally given its approval to an ‘Ash Dieback Action Plan’, which will provide increased grant rates for...
Beef
SCEP training 'risks excluding those who need scheme most'
The online training course for participants in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), which was announced yesterday (Monday, April 29)...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES General tranche 2 applicants 'receiving approval letters'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that farmers who applied for the ‘General’ approach of...
Agri Politics
No change at DAFM after junior minister appointments
It will be ‘as you were’ at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) following the appointment of...
Forestry
Last week sees 'fewest afforestation licences of any week this year'
Last week the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued the fewest afforestation licences of any single week this...
Agri Politics
Heydon 'available to serve' if there is Cabinet reshuffle
With Minister Simon Harris currently trying to secure enough votes to ensure he is formally elected as Taoiseach, following Leo...
Dairy News
BVD maps show significant progress north and south
The most recent maps produced for the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) programmes...
Agri Politics
€100k exit package for former DAFM special advisor
A former special advisor to a minister in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) received an exit...