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Budget 2024: what’s in it for farmers?
Budget 2024: what’s in it for farmers?

It is now a week since the announcement of budget 2024 by Finance Minister, Michael McGrath. The new budget contained a number of important measures f...

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Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme: Phase 2 Now Open
Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme: Phase 2 Now Open

On Monday 16th October, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced the official opening of Phase 2 of the Soil Sampling and Analysis...

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New Forestry Scheme Allows Farmers to Plant Without Licence
New Forestry Scheme Allows Farmers to Plant Without Licence

NTA: an opportunity to plant without an afforestation licence? While most afforestation projects require an afforestation licence, the Native ...

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Autumn Weanling Management: Top Tips For The Weeks Ahead
Autumn Weanling Management: Top Tips For The Weeks Ahead

Weanling trade recovery?  Now that we are firmly in the depths of autumn, many suckler farmers will turn their attention to the sale of weanling...

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The Ram Effect: How Using A Teaser Ram Can Improve Lambing Season
The Ram Effect: How Using A Teaser Ram Can Improve Lambing Season

The ram effect: an archaic tradition When it comes to tupping season, the so-called “ram effect” is one of the oldest and most succe...

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EU Environment Commissioner to Visit Ireland
EU Environment Commissioner to Visit Ireland

A Visit from the Commissioner Responding to questions from reporters at this week’s National Ploughing Championships, Minister for Agriculture,...

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DAFM Update on 2023 Farm Scheme Payment Dates
DAFM Update on 2023 Farm Scheme Payment Dates

Reminder to Farmers The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has written to Irish farmers, reminding them of the key 2023 payment dates for...

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Report: Climate Change Raises Haemonchosis Risk
Report: Climate Change Raises Haemonchosis Risk

Climate Change Challenges The challenges that climate change will pose to the agricultural sector over the coming decades are generally well document...

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The Forestry Programme 2023-2027: Grants and Premium Rates
The Forestry Programme 2023-2027: Grants and Premium Rates

Commission Approves Forestry Funding In what was a long-awaited development, the European Commission finally approved State Aid to the afforestation ...

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Pre-Tupping Ewe Health
Pre-Tupping Ewe Health

September and the countdown to tupping While farmers in some parts of the country have already put their ewes to the ram, most of us re...

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Farmers urged to apply for National Beef Welfare Scheme before submission deadline
Farmers urged to apply for National Beef Welfare Scheme before submission deadline

NBWS Applications Ongoing  The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that applications for the National Beef Welfare Sche...

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Breeding Ewe Lambs: Pros, Cons and Top Tips
Breeding Ewe Lambs: Pros, Cons and Top Tips

Breeding Ewe Lambs: Yes or No? Farmers differ when it comes to the question of breeding ewe lambs. While some point out that it increases the number ...

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