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minister martin heydon

Heydon: Mobile authentication app to give farmers 'an additional option'

Rural Life

2 days ago

Heydon: Mobile authentication app to give farmers 'an additional option'

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said work is underway to give farmers the...

What is artificial intelligence being used for at the DAFM?

Agri-Business

2 days ago

What is artificial intelligence being used for at the DAFM?

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are being used for a number of purposes by the Department...

Equine support scheme opens for applications

Rural Life

3 days ago

Equine support scheme opens for applications

An equine support scheme has been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin...

No plans to reopen ACRES for new entrants - Heydon

Schemes

6 days ago

No plans to reopen ACRES for new entrants - Heydon

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has ruled out reopening the...

Escalation in TB expenditure 'nothing short of phenomenal' - TD

Agri-Business

9 days ago

Escalation in TB expenditure 'nothing short of phenomenal' - TD

The "escalation" in expenditure for the TB programme over the last number of years has been...

Rural Life

9 days ago

'Firm commitments' to young people needed on future of farming

"Firm commitments" to young people on the future of farming in Ireland are needed, an opposition TD...

'Firm commitments' to young people needed on future of farming

Agri-Business

10 days ago

77 DAFM mobile phones lost or stolen since 2020

77 mobile phones belonging to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) were lost...

77 DAFM mobile phones lost or stolen since 2020

Opinion

12 days ago

Opinion: Budget 2026 an absolute ‘damp squib’ from a farming perspective

Budget 2026 has revealed what the current government really thinks about Irish...

Opinion: Budget 2026 an absolute ‘damp squib’ from a farming perspective

Rural Life

16 days ago

Farmer suffered '€10,500' loss because of TB compensation system - senator

A Co. Clare farmer who had 14 continental cattle TB reactors suffered a "loss of €10,500" because...

Farmer suffered '€10,500' loss because of TB compensation system - senator

Agri Politics

18 days ago

Heydon intends to 'seek an increase' in current CAP funding proposals for Ireland

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has said he intends "to seek an...

Heydon intends to 'seek an increase' in current CAP funding proposals for Ireland

Opinion

18 days ago

Opinion: Budget 2026 will deliver for the tillage sector

There is growing speculation among tillage stakeholders that Budget 2026 will deliver a significant...

Opinion: Budget 2026 will deliver for the tillage sector

Agri-Business

19 days ago

No plans to extend eligibility criteria of 'forgotten farmers' scheme - minister

There are no plans to extend the eligibility criteria for the Long Established...

No plans to extend eligibility criteria of 'forgotten farmers' scheme - minister

Environment

19 days ago

Ministers Heydon & O'Brien launch Bioeconomy Ireland Week

Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O’Brien, together with the Minister for...

Ministers Heydon & O'Brien launch Bioeconomy Ireland Week

Pig/Poultry

20 days ago

Heydon: Poultry owners need to protect flocks from bird flu

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has emphasised the need for all those...

Heydon: Poultry owners need to protect flocks from bird flu

Agri-Business

22 days ago

'New TB Action Plan is weak at best and watery at worst' - senator

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine has defended the government's new TB Action Plan...

'New TB Action Plan is weak at best and watery at worst' - senator

Agri-Business

23 days ago

Update on delivery of new vet med programmes announced

The government has issued an update on the expansion of Ireland's veterinary medicine education...

Update on delivery of new vet med programmes announced

Environment

29 days ago

Farmers reminded of ACRES NPIs deadline in October

Farmers in the co-operation approach of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) are being...

Farmers reminded of ACRES NPIs deadline in October

Rural Life

29 days ago

Agriculture minister highlights importance of rabies vigilance

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has highlighted the importance of...

Agriculture minister highlights importance of rabies vigilance

Beef

about 1 month ago

518,404 movements of cattle through dealer herd numbers last year - minister

Latest figures show there were "518,404 movements" of cattle through- into and out of - dealer...

518,404 movements of cattle through dealer herd numbers last year - minister

Rural Life

about 1 month ago

Temporary TB compensation payments backlog 'has been cleared' - Heydon

A temporary backlog in TB compensation payments "has been cleared" according to the Minister for...

Temporary TB compensation payments backlog 'has been cleared' - Heydon

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

€183m in ANC advance payments begin issuing to farmers

Payments to farmers under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme have commenced. Minister...

€183m in ANC advance payments begin issuing to farmers

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

Planning exemptions for slurry storage move closer

Planning exemptions for farmers to increase slurry storage capacity and construct additional...

Planning exemptions for slurry storage move closer

Agri-Business

about 2 months ago

New TB plan 'not as convincing as it needed to be' - ICMSA

New proposals set out in an action plan to address current high levels of TB "do not go far enough...

New TB plan 'not as convincing as it needed to be' - ICMSA

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