Agri-Business
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet tomorrow (Wednesday, May 13) to discuss deer management.
Agri Politics
There should be "no CPO" for recreational greenways across private farmland or family homes, farmers and landowners urged today.
The Bord Bia chair was not present at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food tonight but he was a key topic of conversation.
The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and farm organisations will discuss the potential for loss of confidence in the Irish beef sector.
Forestry
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet for a discussion on forestry...
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will hold discussions on farm safety, mental...
Representatives from the Department of Agriculture will go before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food today
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture is calling on the government to provide funding for a national slurry storage project.
The RSA has confirmed that it took part in a recent enforcement operation in Cherbourg, France which involved Irish livestock hauliers.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture heard farmers struggling with weather conditions have an option to defer Bord Bia audits.
An Taisce will appear before the Oireachtas agriculture committee to discuss compliance with the nitrates directive today.
The departmental forestry licensing backlog has caused 'major concern' for those in the timber business, according to a recent travel report
Beef News
The chief executive of the ICBF has admitted that communication with farmers around beef breeding index changes has been "sub-optimal".
Produce which is '"perfectly saleable" is being rejected by packers and retailers, the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has heard.
Decision by Minister McConalogue to meet with the Oireachtas Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and Marine in September welcomed.
Ireland's water quality and engagement with the EU on the nitrates derogation will be up for debate at the agriculture committee today.
Members of the agriculture committee have called for a background in agriculture to be considered as an entry route to veterinary medicine.
The collection and recycling of farm plastics will be discussed by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine today.
Rural Life
A solar report from the agriculture committee outlined 14 recommendations around erecting solar panels on farm buildings.
The agriculture committee will hear from representative of Sheep Milk Ireland Ltd. to discuss the development of the sheep sector tomorrow.
Coillte has said that it is engaging with the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) to support farmers with afforestation.
The agriculture committee will discuss Ireland's forestry policy and strategy with representatives of the ITC and the IFA today.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will today resume discussions on the EU Nature Restoration Law.
