Agri-Business
€4 billion rural development fund outlined
The Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has outlined the Rural Development Programme (RDP) for 2014-2020, with...
AEOS
Environment
Low uptake of rainwater harvesting scheme
Just 94 farmers applied to the Department of Agriculture‘s Rainwater Harvesting Scheme by the closing date of 31 December 2013....
Environment
Managing hedgerows to benefit wildlife as deadline looms
More than 450,000ha or 6.4 per cent of the country is covered by hedgerows, individual trees and small woodland patches...
Sheep
'Collective commonage land to receive more payments in new RDP'
Future agri-environmental schemes offer the opportunity for claimants with commonage land to receive slightly higher payments than a non-commonage farmer...
Environment
Heritage Council calls for new approach to agri-environment schemes
The Heritage Council is proposing an agri-environment programme that will provide the most support to farmers who contribute the most...
Other
Top stories this week
Top Stories This Week All things machinery Huge Irish presence set for Agritechnica All things community: Farmers are the heart of...
Environment
96 ash dieback outbreaks
Just under 100 ash dieback outbreaks in locations across Ireland have been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture. Of these,...
Agri-Business
Calls for credit flexibility for farmers and merchants on foot of fodder crisis
Measures to prevent a re-emergence of a fodder shortage later this year, whether there is an adequate supply of fodder imported...
Arable
Farmers call for second chance for AEOS
The Department of Agriculture must allow 3,500 farmers already turned down for the AEOS 3 to join the scheme later...
