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Minister confirms €3.4m paid out in fur farming compensation

Agri-Business

15 days ago

Minister confirms €3.4m paid out in fur farming compensation

A total of almost €3.4 million has been paid out todate in compensation claims to fur farming...

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

Rural Life

21 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...

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

Agri Politics

23 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...

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

Agri-Business

27 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...

Heydon: 'Landowners need to be cognisant of risk of wildfires'

Rural Life

4 months ago

Heydon: 'Landowners need to be cognisant of risk of wildfires'

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has said that increased...

Environment

4 months ago

Hedgerows Ireland: Unnecessary confusion about hedge cutting laws

Hedgerows Ireland secretary Alan Moore has claimed that every year there is "unnecessary confusion"...

Hedgerows Ireland: Unnecessary confusion about hedge cutting laws

Agri Politics

4 months ago

Minister confirms Brendan Gleeson to retire from DAFM in October

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Noel Grealish,...

Minister confirms Brendan Gleeson to retire from DAFM in October

Rural Life

4 months ago

Senator: Mercosur is a 'direct threat' to family farms

Sinn Féin Senator, Joanne Collins has said that importance of food promotion and new markets...

Senator: Mercosur is a 'direct threat' to family farms

Rural Life

5 months ago

'Isolation and loneliness' a major issue in rural areas, Seanad told

Social isolation is "a major concern in agricultural communities" and a "national loneliness...

'Isolation and loneliness' a major issue in rural areas, Seanad told

Agri-Business

5 months ago

'Transparency' must be instilled in Agri-Food Regulator - senator

Transparency and confidence must be instilled in the Agri-Food Regulator according to a senator who...

'Transparency' must be instilled in Agri-Food Regulator - senator

Dairy

6 months ago

Heydon: Derogation is 'absolutely pivotal to everything we do'

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine today (Thursday, May 1) told the Seanad that the...

Heydon: Derogation is 'absolutely pivotal to everything we do'

Forestry

6 months ago

Healy-Rae tells farmers to 'wait' until agroforestry scheme is improved

The Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, Michael Healy-Rae, has said any farmer who...

Healy-Rae tells farmers to 'wait' until agroforestry scheme is improved

Rural Life

7 months ago

Senator: Coillte decision a 'strange deletion'

Senator Malcolm Noonan has questioned Coillte's decision to “absorb the work” of Coillte...

Senator: Coillte decision a 'strange deletion'

Agri Politics

7 months ago

'Rural farmers receive less in CAP payments' - senator

Farmers who are farming some of the poorest land in Ireland are receiving thousands of euro less...

'Rural farmers receive less in CAP payments' - senator

Rural Life

8 months ago

Farm sales falling through because of 'inefficiencies in Tailte Éireann' - senator

Farm sales are "falling through because of inefficiencies in Tailte Éireann, a senator has...

Farm sales falling through because of 'inefficiencies in Tailte Éireann' - senator

Agri Politics

8 months ago

Senator 'terribly fearful that CAP will get cut once again'

Senator Paul Daly has called for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon,...

Senator 'terribly fearful that CAP will get cut once again'

Agri Politics

8 months ago

Criminal gangs are targeting farmers in rural areas to steal GPS units - senator

Tackling rural crime needs "real solutions" including a stronger garda presence,...

Criminal gangs are targeting farmers in rural areas to steal GPS units - senator

Agri Politics

9 months ago

Who are the senators who make up the new agricultural panel?

Seanad Éireann comprises 60 members, who are elected to five vocational panels, from two...

Who are the senators who make up the new agricultural panel?

Agri Politics

9 months ago

Senator Boyhan wins third term in Seanad on the Agricultural Panel

Senator Victor Boyhan has been elected on the first count to a third term in the Seanad on the...

Senator Boyhan wins third term in Seanad on the Agricultural Panel

Agri Politics

9 months ago

Senator: Family farms 'absolute priority' in programme for govt

A Fine Gael Senator has said that Ireland's family farms are "an absolute priority" in the new...

Senator: Family farms 'absolute priority' in programme for govt

Agri Politics

10 months ago

Seanad election: Who's in contention on the Agricultural Panel?

The excitement and drama of the 2024 General Election may be behind us at this point, but the...

Seanad election: Who's in contention on the Agricultural Panel?

Agri Politics

11 months ago

Greens select Noonan as agri panel candidate in Seanad election

The Green Party has today (Wednesday, December 18) announced that Malcolm Noonan has been chosen to...

Greens select Noonan as agri panel candidate in Seanad election

Rural Life

12 months ago

Senator: Election manifestos must address farmers' mental health

An independent senator has called for commitments around the impacts of mental health on farm...

Senator: Election manifestos must address farmers' mental health

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