Agri-Business
National Organic Awards open for entries
Bord Bia is inviting the Irish organic sector to submit their entries for the National Organic Awards, which will be...
organics
Agri Politics
Watch: INHFA AGM - ACRES, greenways and nature restoration
Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue fielded questions on the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), greenways and...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Sheep
Watch: Combining sheep and tillage on an organic farm in Carlow
Having reached full organic status on his farm in March 2024, Joe Nolan of Fenagh, Co. Carlow is currently farming...
Agri-Business
Laois meat processor among EU Organic Awards finalists
Coolanowle Organic Meats, a small family-run organic farm and meat processing business based in Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois has been shortlisted...
Organics
Organic farming payments totaling over €6.8m to begin - Hackett
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Pippa Hackett has announced the start of the...
Organics
How many ewes are to be certified as organic by 2025?
A senior official with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has provided a forecast of organic sheep...
Organics
Hackett announces €1.5m to reopen organic processing scheme
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has announced the reopening of the Organic Processing Investment Grant...
Agri-Business
'Growing Organics' farm walk series kicks off in Laois
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Senator Pippa Hackett attended the first “Growing...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
CAP / Schemes
Ming: Are CAP changes designed to manipulate farming vote?
An Irish MEP has questioned if a proposal to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is designed to manipulate the...
Organics
10% organic food target in new 'Green' public procurement
The government has approved a new Green Public Procurement (GPP) Strategy that mandates that 10% of the value of food...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia seeks tenders for organic beef and lamb promotion
Bord Bia is currently inviting tenders for the provision of an three-year promotional campaign in the European Union for organic...
Agri-Business
Organics Series: Watch - how to make organic farming work
One of the biggest benefits of being an organic farmer is being able to “reduce your costs hugely” – that...
Agri-Business
Organics Series: Watch - Wicklow farmer discusses conversion
In the latest installment of Agriland’s Organics Series, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), we visit...
Organics
Organic horticulture event to take place in Birr tomorrow
A one-day information session on the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) for horticultural growers will take place in Birr, Co. Offaly...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Organics
DAFM gives breakdown per county of organic feed demand
A feed survey by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has shown “growing demand” nationwide for organic...
Organics
DAFM: Over 50,000t of organic feed needed next winter
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett announced today (Tuesday, February 20) that...
Horticulture
Organic farming information day for horticultural growers
A free information seminar will take place later this month to provide organic farming information to horticultural growers. National Organic...
Agri-Business
EU Organic Awards to open for applications next month
The third edition of the EU Organic Awards, which reward the best and most innovative organic producers across the EU,...