The abolition of milk quotas heralds a new era for science-based support services, Eoin Lowry, President of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA), has told the ASA's members.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has welcomed the abolition of milk quotas across the European Union.

The horticulture sector has received a significant boost with news that €5.7m in funding has been sanctioned for various projects.

Speaking after the launch of the Government's 2014-2020 Seafood Development Plan, Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) aquaculture executive secretary, Richie Flynn, said the vital role played by sustainable farming of fish and shellfish is a cornerstone of Ireland's strategy to create jobs and exports from coastal areas.

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) President Eddie Downey, in wishing farmers and the dairy sector well as quotas end after 30 years, said dairy farmers were right to be optimistic.

The Irish Dairy Board has unveiled its new global corporate identity, 'Ornua – the home of Irish dairy,' on the eve of EU milk quota removal.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, is tomorrow due to sign into law new rules to provide for country-of-origin labelling on packaged meat products.

A wide-ranging, €241m development programme has been announced for the Irish seafood sector over the next five years.