Articles by tag: The Department of Agriculture

Building a market for Irish food and drink exports in China

In this article, we meet with Suki Wu, who is the China Market Specialist in Bord Bia’s Shanghai...

Agri Politics

almost 6 years ago

Department data protection breach: Over 800 farmers affected

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today, Wednesday, October 16, issued a...

Agri Politics

about 6 years ago

2019 US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership launched

Calls for proposals in selected agri-food areas have been made as Minister for Agriculture, Food...

Tillage

over 7 years ago

Maize recommended list published

The recommended list of maize varieties for the 2018 season has been published by the Department of...

Dairy

over 9 years ago

'Cryptosporidia is the number one cause of calf scour in Ireland'

Cryptosporidia is the most common cause of calf scour in Ireland, according to the Department of...

Agri-Business

over 9 years ago

Department reports significant number of enquiries to Fodder Aid Scheme

The Department of Agriculture is reporting a significant number of enquiries to its new Fodder Aid...

AJ's Herd Sale & Open Day to showcase Charolais genetics in Roscommon

A landmark event for Charolais breeders is set for later this month as VetEmbryos.ie partners with...

Agri-Business

over 9 years ago

Cheap EU loan instruments for farmers still a year away

Earlier this year the European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) presented a...

Beef

over 9 years ago

Live cattle exports fell by 25% in 2015, store cattle exports down 50%

The total number of live weanling exports have dropped by 9,885 head (31.9%) from January 1 to...

Environment

over 9 years ago

Hill farmers call for 'fair' land eligibility inspections

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has criticised the Department of Agriculture...

Environment

over 9 years ago

GLAS already over subscribed as planners continue to make applications

Tranche 2 of the GLAS scheme has proved hugely popular among farmers, with the scheme already...

Beef

over 9 years ago

Over €300,000 in BVD support payments to issue 'shortly'

The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has confirmed that over 1,700 cattle farmers in Ireland...

Environment

over 9 years ago

GLAS 2 is more than half full as 11,500 farmers apply to-date

GLAS 2 is filling up with over 11,500 applications created to date, according to the Department of...

Building autumn grass covers to drive dairy performance

As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...

Beef

over 9 years ago

Finished cattle exports fall 7,951 in 2015 - Total live cattle exports drop 24%

Total live cattle exports from Ireland have dropped by 24% with 52,513 fewer cattle being shipped...

Agri-Business

over 9 years ago

'Some online applications for TAMS II to close early next week'

Farmers applying for some of the schemes under TAMS II have until next Monday (November 30) to...

Agri Politics

over 9 years ago

European Commission to return €410m to farmers

The European Commission has this week published a regulation to reimburse €410m to European...

Beef

over 9 years ago

Department warns of high liver fluke risk after heavy rain fall

Livestock in counties with an Atlantic coastline in the North West, West and South are at higher...

Beef

over 9 years ago

Beef kill back 72,224 head on last year - Little change in weekly throughput

The cumulative throughput of cattle at beef export plants has dropped by 5%, figures from the...

Agri-Business

over 9 years ago

Recovery in compound fertiliser sales

Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show a recovery in the sales of compound...

Beef

almost 10 years ago

Total live cattle exports fall 24.5% in 2015 - Weanling exports back by 7,500 head

The total number of live weanling exports have dropped by 7,490 from January 1 to October 31...

Agri-Business

almost 10 years ago

Minister says TAMS II grants cannot be approved individually

Approvals for new farm building grants cannot be made by the Department of Agriculture on an...

Beef

almost 10 years ago

National beef kill falls further - Total kill 6% behind 2014 levels

The cumulative throughput of cattle at beef export plants has dropped by 6%, figures from the...

Beef

almost 10 years ago

National beef kill back by 71,680 head - Weekly kill sits above 30,000

The cumulative throughput of cattle at beef export plants has dropped by 5%, figures from the...

Dairy

almost 10 years ago

'Dairy farmers could face solvency issues if the current milk price remains low'

It doesn't take a genius to understand that below cost milk production is not sustainable,...

Environment

almost 10 years ago

Department says 27,000 GLAS letters will be finalised by Friday

Approval letters for Tranche 1 of GLAS are expected to be finalised before the end of this week,...