€2m funding announced for animal health and agroecology
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with special responsibility...
Organic day – more than 100 growers and processors expected
National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine’s (DAFM’s)...
100,000 children set to grow their own food
SuperValu, and not-for-profit social enterprise, GIY have teamed up for the second year to bring the...
Vet labs detect uptick in number of Schmallenberg cases
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) regional veterinary laboratories (RVLs)...
Over 50,000 tonnes of organic feed needed next winter
The results of an organic feed survey indicate growing demand for organic feed of all types to meet...
BISS scheme opens for applications
The application process for the 2024 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), Complementary...
More practical measures needed for hen harrier threat response
More targeted, longstanding and tangible supports – advisory and financial – are required for farmers...
Lakeland increases milk price for January
Lakeland Dairies has increased the price for milk supplied in January. This is the second consecutive...
Agricultural output prices down 8.2% in 2023
The Agricultural Output Price Index was down 8.2 per cent in 2023 when compared with 2022, while the...
Pig numbers down to lowest levels since 1991
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released livestock statistics from December 2023, which revealed...
Amateur gardening groups encouraged to blossom at Bloom
Bord Bia is calling out for local gardening groups and enthusiasts to design and deliver postcard...
Funding proposals needed for BVD programme – IFA
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has been called on to propose...
All eligible new applicants accepted to Organic Farming Scheme
An additional 1,050 farmers will participate in the Organic Farming Scheme in 2024, bringing the total...
Commission president proposes to pull contentious pesticides regulation
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has proposed to withdraw the Sustainable...
McConologue to open machinery conference
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConologue, will officially open a conference...
Potential 26,000ha shortfall in seed for spring planting
Teagasc’s National Tillage Conference 2024 kicked off this morning with head of Crops Knowledge Transfer...
New agri-import controls commence today
New UK sanitary and phytosanitary import controls are in place from today, January 31, bringing significant...
Vigilance urged around Bluetongue symptoms
Described as a virus that can have devastating impacts on sheep flocks, farmers attending the Teagasc...
Public consultation opens on National Biomethane Strategy
A public consultation to guide the development of the National Biomethane Strategy opened this week,...
IFA to hold online info meeting on residential land tax issue
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will hold an online meeting on Wednesday, January 31 to update...