CAP / Schemes
Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme budget 'in line' with eligible calves
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that the current budget for the Dairy Beef...
DAFM
CAP / Schemes
DAFM issues over €1.1m in TAMS payments
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued over €1.1 million to farmers in payments under Targeted...
Beef
DAFM: Advice to prevent bluetongue from entering Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued advice on preventing bluetongue from entering Ireland. This comes...
Agri-Business
EU Commission discusses horse traceability with member states
The European Commission has reminded EU member states of their obligations when it comes to horse traceability. The commission met...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Supplies drop by 16,000 head post-peak
The most recent sheep kill figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have shown that supplies...
Tillage
Expert urges farmers to check crops for blackgrass
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has encouraged all tillage farmers to check cereal crops for the presence of blackgrass. “The...
Agri-Business
DAFM: Over 25,000 applications for leasing entitlements
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that it received over 25,000 applications from...
Forestry
Forestry Appeals Committee issued 101 decisions in 2023
The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) published 101 appeal decisions relating to 66 licence decisions last year. The FAC is an...
Beef
TB: Over 4,800 herds bought in cattle in previous two years prior to restriction
Of the 5,242 herds restricted for bovine tuberculosis (TB) up to June, 4,800 of these herds had bought in cattle...
Tillage
Winter barley 2024: Combines will be rolling within a fortnight
Assuming the weather holds, the first of this year’s winter barley crops will be combined within the next fortnight. This...
Agri-Business
DAFM: No 'clear proof' of fertiliser bought in NI not declared in ROI
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has clarified that there is no “clear proof” of fertiliser being...
Tillage
Grain growers want industry-wide response to Tillage Vision report
Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) chairman, Bobby Miller is calling for an industry-wide response to the Food Vision Tillage Group...
CAP / Schemes
TAMS reference costs review in second half of this year - minister
A review of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) reference costs for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme...
Tillage
IFA working on pre-Budget 2025 submission for tillage sector
Work on a pre-Budget 2025 submission regarding tillage is well advanced on the part of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
Agri-Business
61,833t of fertiliser imported from NI since database introduction
There has been 61,833t of fertiliser products imported to the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland (NI) since the introduction...
Tillage
No shortage forecast for Irish-produced spring barley seed for 2025
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) is forecasting that there will be no shortage in spring barley seed produced by...
News
162 people prosecuted over animal welfare offences in last decade
A total of 162 people have been “successfully prosecuted” in the last 10 years in relation to animal welfare offences...
Agri-Business
DAFM monitoring bovine TB vaccine trials 'very closely'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that trials on a bovine tuberculosis (TB) vaccine are...