Minister McConalogue announces two-week extension to deadline
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, this week announced an extension to the deadlines to submit the dairy excretion rate...
ICMSA say recent Farm Council proposal clears obstacles to Aussie-style farm...
The chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, Lorcan McCabe, has said that his association will “watch with great interest” the progress of the proposal...
Planning exemption to replace diseased Ash trees with Conifer a positive...
IFA Farm Forestry chair, Jason Fleming, said that the planning exemption on applications of fewer than 10 hectares that replace broadleaf high forest, such...
AgNav Sustainable Digital Platform showcased at Ploughing
AgNav, a new sustainability digital platform, which has been jointly developed by Teagasc, ICBF and Bord Bia, with the support of the Department of...
Dairygold and Tirlán collaborate to expand on-farm Solar PV programme
Dairygold and Tirlán have joined forces to further strengthen the dairy sector's sustainability efforts by rolling out Tirlán’s renewable energy solutions programme, FarmGen, to...
Seeking new Irish food entrepreneurs
Food Works, which is a programme that's jointly run by Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc, has been launched earlier this week.
The programme is an intensive...
Minister Creed announces the opening of Year 3 of the Sheep...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, announced that the third year of the Sheep Welfare Scheme will commence on...
Important to take some time to review everything around calf rearing
From the middle of March to early April is the time when calves are at the highest risk of developing health problems.
It is...
Corrin Mart Report
Cattle numbers are always expected at this time of the year and these numbers were realised at Corrin mart this week.
Plenty of cattle...
Addressing legacy issues and greater assurances to farmers are key to...
Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on Forest Policy and Strategy recently, IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe said the Government must address the longstanding...
