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EID tagging

DAFM tender seeks quotes for various EID readers

Agri-Business

about 2 months ago

DAFM tender seeks quotes for various EID readers

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently seeking quotes for...

MMI demands larger grant for cattle EID facilities at marts

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

MMI demands larger grant for cattle EID facilities at marts

Mart Managers of Ireland (MMI) has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...

DAFM to consider ending requirement for 'blue cards'

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

DAFM to consider ending requirement for 'blue cards'

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is considering what role, if any, that...

Livestock management company runs competition to help with EID tagging

Agri-Business

over 3 years ago

Livestock management company runs competition to help with EID tagging

From July 1, 2022, it will be a legal requirement on herd keepers to officially identify all...

New rules for tagging calves - here's all you need to know

Beef

almost 4 years ago

New rules for tagging calves - here's all you need to know

Spring calving for 2022 is just around the corner on dairy and suckler farms across Ireland. And,...

Beef

almost 4 years ago

EID cattle tagging: Farmers 'not fooled' by subsidy scheme

Following the announcement last week by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie...

EID cattle tagging: Farmers 'not fooled' by subsidy scheme

Beef News

almost 4 years ago

Call for full cost of EID tagging to be covered

Acknowledging the provision of the €4.25 million subvention scheme announced by the Minister for...

Call for full cost of EID tagging to be covered

Opinion

about 4 years ago

Opinion: EID tagging of cattle is the future, north and south of the border

The Irish government is to be congratulated for taking the decision to push ahead with the...

Opinion: EID tagging of cattle is the future, north and south of the border

Agri Politics

about 4 years ago

Compulsory bovine EID 'adds €2.5m in direct costs...for tags alone'

Farmers "must be provided with adequate funding" to deal with the introduction of compulsory bovine...

Compulsory bovine EID 'adds €2.5m in direct costs...for tags alone'

Beef

about 4 years ago

EID for cattle: Cost should be borne 'by those who benefit'

The cost of implementing mandatory electronic identification (EID) for cattle should be borne "by...

EID for cattle: Cost should be borne 'by those who benefit'

Sheep

over 4 years ago

Tagging newborn lambs 'a welfare issue and must change'

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for the requirement for the...

Tagging newborn lambs 'a welfare issue and must change'

Agri Politics

about 5 years ago

Mandatory EID tagging in cattle: What would it cost?

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently involved in preliminary work on the...

Mandatory EID tagging in cattle: What would it cost?

Beef

over 5 years ago

Plans afoot in department for EID tagging for cattle

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is looking into the possibility of bringing in...

Plans afoot in department for EID tagging for cattle

Sheep

almost 6 years ago

4 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags; find out which ones...

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has approved four further marts to read...

4 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags; find out which ones...

Sheep

almost 6 years ago

16 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has approved 16 further marts to read...

16 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags

Sheep

about 6 years ago

County breakdown: €2.13 million for sheep farmers under EID tagging scheme

Approximately €2.13 million will be paid to sheep farmers under the Sheep Electronic...

County breakdown: €2.13 million for sheep farmers under EID tagging scheme

Sheep

about 6 years ago

2 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags; find out which ones...

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has approved two further marts to read...

2 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags; find out which ones...

Sheep

about 6 years ago

Closing date for Sheep EID Tag Subsidy Scheme arrives

Today, Monday, September 30, marks the closing date for the Electronic Identification (EID) Tag...

Closing date for Sheep EID Tag Subsidy Scheme arrives

Sheep

over 6 years ago

Video: Carnaross Mart installs EID reading technology

The introduction of electronic tagging from June 1, 2019, means that any sheep leaving the farm...

Video: Carnaross Mart installs EID reading technology

Sheep

over 6 years ago

First mart to be ready for EID sheep tagging by end of month - Creed

The first mart to have the capability and facilities to read electronic identification (EID) tags...

First mart to be ready for EID sheep tagging by end of month - Creed

Sheep

over 6 years ago

How many marts and factories have EID readers installed?

The extension of Electronic Identification (EID) to all sheep as of June 1, 2019, provides an...

How many marts and factories have EID readers installed?

Sheep

over 6 years ago

Sheep farmers will be 'wiped out' if prices are cut further - ICSA

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmer’s Association (ICSA) has warned that sheep farmers will be...

Sheep farmers will be 'wiped out' if prices are cut further - ICSA

Sheep

over 6 years ago

What do farmers need to know about new sheep tagging rules?

From tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, all sheep moved both on and off a holding must be identified...

What do farmers need to know about new sheep tagging rules?

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