The Grassland Farmer of the year competition for 2022 was officially launched on Friday, July 15 in Johnstown Castle Estate by Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. This is the sixth year of the competition which recognises farmers who are achieving high levels of grass utilisation in a sustainable manner. The Grassland … Read more
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has reminded pig farmers to submit their applications for the new €13 million Pig Exceptional Aid Scheme (PEP2) 2022. The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 11 July. The Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme 2 (PEPS2) is an EU-funded exceptional adjustment aid scheme drawn up in accordance with Commission Delegated … Read more
Further to the announcement on Friday 17 June 2022 that the online application system for the €56 million Fodder Support Scheme opened for applications, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine wishes to advise farmers of updates to the application system that will go live in the coming days. These updates relate to ANC … Read more
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, met with European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, to discuss progress to date in the Commission’s approval of Ireland’s draft Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan. Speaking after the meeting, Minister McConalogue said, “I welcome the opportunity today to discuss the key points of the Commission’s … Read more
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (26 May 2022) launched the Detailed Results of the 2020 Census of Agriculture. Nearly 278,000 people worked on farms in 2020, according to the detailed results of the Census of Agriculture by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Just under 278,600 individuals contributed to farm work in 2020 on … Read more
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Pippa Hackett announced the next tranche of the Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme is currently open and will close on July 31, 2022. The Scheme aims to develop the organic sector ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality organic produce to the market. The … Read more
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food Martin Heydon, announced over €2.5 million in research funding for Irish participation in two important European research initiatives on soil and agri-ICT research. €1.5 million will be provided for a new European Joint Programme (EJP) on the Agricultural Soils research funding call, while over €1 million … Read more
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, TD, and the Minister of State with Responsibility for Biodiversity and Land Use, Senator Pippa Hackett, have welcomed the signing into law last night by the President; of new legislation relating to Fur Farming and Forestry. The bill had been passed at all stages by … Read more
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced a short extension to the closing date for its Multi-Species Swards Measure. The Measure will now close at midnight on 14th April. It had been due to close at midnight on 4th April. As of Monday lunchtime, over 800 farmers had applied for the Measure. … Read more
The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine of Ireland to enhance cooperation in the field of food security. The agreement was signed by Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, (Pictured above) UAE Minister of Climate Change and … Read more