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FG urged to follow through with €300/cow in Budget 2026

Agri Politics

about 1 month ago

FG urged to follow through with €300/cow in Budget 2026

The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) said the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin...

Suckler scheme 'needs to go further to reflect realities of farming'

Beef

3 months ago

Suckler scheme 'needs to go further to reflect realities of farming'

The new suckler scheme ceiling "needs to go further to reflect the realities of suckler farming",...

€28m Beef Welfare Scheme opens for applications

Beef

3 months ago

€28m Beef Welfare Scheme opens for applications

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has today (Wednesday, August 13)...

Focus: Harvesting crops and producing eggs on Scottish farm

Beef

3 months ago

Focus: Harvesting crops and producing eggs on Scottish farm

While eggs are the primary focus of Aberdeenshire’s Farmlay Eggs, the head of one the UK’s...

Suckler farm benefits from groups with other farmers

N.Ireland

4 months ago

Suckler farm benefits from groups with other farmers

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) recently launched new Suckler Cow...

Agri-Business

4 months ago

Appeal finds 'insufficient' notification of SCEP changes

The Agriculture Appeals Office has found that insufficient notification was given by the Department...

Appeal finds 'insufficient' notification of SCEP changes

Beef News

7 months ago

Heydon confirms specifics on new suckler scheme

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has today (Tuesday, April 22)...

Heydon confirms specifics on new suckler scheme

Beef

7 months ago

Broadly positive response to Beef Welfare Scheme

Farming organisations are responding to the details of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Broadly positive response to Beef Welfare Scheme

Rural Life

9 months ago

Monaghan's farming footballer: Juggling ball, sheep & sleep

Monaghan native Gary Mohan is a suckler farmer who attempts to balance life on the farm, a job as a...

Monaghan's farming footballer: Juggling ball, sheep & sleep

Beef

9 months ago

Star ratings undermining suckler farmers - ICSA

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said that it is concerned about what is...

Star ratings undermining suckler farmers - ICSA

Beef

9 months ago

Is meal-feeding necessary for suckler cows before calving?

The topic of meal feeding to suckler cows in advance of calving was highlighted on a recent Teagasc...

Is meal-feeding necessary for suckler cows before calving?

Beef News

10 months ago

248 farmers removed from SCEP for failing to complete training

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that almost 250 farmers...

248 farmers removed from SCEP for failing to complete training

Beef

10 months ago

Open day set for well-known Carnew suckler and beef farm

A beef open day is set to take place on the farm of Brian Doran in Carnew, Co. Wicklow on Tuesday,...

Open day set for well-known Carnew suckler and beef farm

Agri-Business

11 months ago

Around 200 farmers at risk of being removed from SCEP

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that "final validation...

Around 200 farmers at risk of being removed from SCEP

Beef

11 months ago

ICSA calls for 'flexibility' on SCEP weighing scales requirement

Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has called for "greater...

ICSA calls for 'flexibility' on SCEP weighing scales requirement

Beef

12 months ago

ICSA slams exclusion of farmer-recorded weights in ICBF stats

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has strongly criticised the Irish Cattle...

ICSA slams exclusion of farmer-recorded weights in ICBF stats

Beef

12 months ago

IBLA: New suckler committee to be established

The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has confirmed it intends to establish a new suckler...

IBLA: New suckler committee to be established

Beef

about 1 year ago

Over 5,300 farmers still to complete SCEP training

With less than a fortnight to the deadline, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...

Over 5,300 farmers still to complete SCEP training

Beef

about 1 year ago

What is the compensation for a TB restricted herd?

At a meeting on TB organised by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) in Tuam, Co. Galway this week,...

What is the compensation for a TB restricted herd?

Agri-Business

about 1 year ago

ICMSA welcomes provision of six further SCEP in-person training events

The livestock chair of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA), Michael O'Connell...

ICMSA welcomes provision of six further SCEP in-person training events

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

€2.2m for 4 new EIPs on animal welfare and gender

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and Minister of State Pippa...

€2.2m for 4 new EIPs on animal welfare and gender

Beef

about 1 year ago

Reducing stress on suckler-bred stock when weaning

This time of the year is when suckler farmers usually wean calves from their cows and reducing...

Reducing stress on suckler-bred stock when weaning

Beef

about 1 year ago

Call for 'ceiling' on Beef Welfare Scheme to be removed

The "ceiling" of 40 cows needs to be removed from the Beef Welfare Scheme to ensure all suckler...

Call for 'ceiling' on Beef Welfare Scheme to be removed

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