Apocalyptic weather conditions This week has seen rain on an apocalyptic scale, with many areas of the country experiencing destructive flooding. The...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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