Beef
Beef exports from Ireland to China have been stopped again due to the detection of bluetongue here just two weeks after the market reopened.
Minister Heydon has announced that participants in SCEP now have access to amend their 2026 yearly reference number if they wish to do so.
Schemes
The closing date for key schemes in the horticulture sector are fast approaching, with the closing date this week.
Ministers Martin Heydon and Noel Grealish have announced that Vietnam will begin accepting beef products from Ireland.
Sheep
The department has said that flock keepers should fill out and complete their forms under the National Sheep and Goat Census today.
Agri-Business
There was a 14% increase in sales of fertiliser containing nitrogen in the last full sales year compared to the previous sales year.
Forestry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is looking to take on archaeologists to work in its Forest Service.
DAFM has said it is possible for farms restricted with TB to avoid being caught out on the ranking and selection criteria under TAMS.
Rural Life
Payments have issued under the Scheme to Support Long Established Young Farmers, the group commonly referred to has 'Forgotten Farmers'.
Minister Heydon and Minister Healy-Rae have announced a reconstitution scheme for forest owners affected by Storm Darragh and Storm Éowyn.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a public jobs notice for ordinary members of the board of the VCI.
Minister Heydon has announced the start of payments under the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme, but how much will each county get?
Environment
Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed the government's decision to approve a climate change adaptation plan for the agri-food sector.
Minister Martin Heydon has confirmed that payments under the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme 2025 have commenced.
Dairy
The number of eligible calves that can be paid on in the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme will be cut be almost 20.
Tillage News
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has confirmed the opening of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS).
Agri Politics
The value of Ireland’s agri-food exports increased by 65% over the 10-year period of 2014 to 2024, according to a new report from DAFM.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has announced the commencement of advance payments under the 2025 Eco-Scheme.
The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for 2026 has now opened.
Earlier today, the Department of Agriculture announced that €510.9 million in advance direct payments will be paid to 110,499 applicants.
A new public consultation on a National Carbon Farming Framework has been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Minister Heydon and his Northern Ireland counterpart have announced a project to tackle the impact of bovine TB on farms in a pilot area.
Tillage
The minister has said that the allocation of at least €50 million for tillage is a "starting point" for his intentions during his tenure.
