Agri-Business
The issue of land availability and use will be the focus of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food this week.
No meat products were included in the 47,000t of organic produce imported into Ireland last year, the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said.
The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food is due to discuss food labelling when it meets tomorrow (Wednesday, February 11).
Agri Politics
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet today (February 10) to discuss a request for a meeting from the IFA.
Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin believes "respectful dialogue is the only way forward" in an ongoing row over his position.
Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin is currently appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food.
Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin is due to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food shortly.
Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin has agreed to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon said that the reduction in CAP funding post-2027 "is a major concern for Ireland".
The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet today (Wednesday, November 12) to discuss the collection of farm plastics.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food will discuss AD with a number of stakeholders in this week's meeting.
Rural Life
Payments for NPIs to farmers participating in the CP stream of ACRES are expected to commence by "early October at the latest".
Over 1,600 farmers are still awaiting their advance payments for participation in the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) for 2024.
Representatives from DAFM and the TB 2030 Stakeholder Forum will go before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture.
Only 85 out of some 85,000 veterinary prescriptions lodged on the new NVPS were purchased from a licenced merchant or pharmacist.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, and Food will hear from stakeholder bodies in the veterinary sector this week.
Minister Heydon has said he "absolutely wants" to incorporate the issue of women in agriculture into Ireland's EU council presidency.
Minister Heydon will appear in a public meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine today.
A new sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) agreement for veterinary medicines needs to be agreed between...
A Fine Gael senator has questioned if an Oireachtas committee report was considered as part of the new nitrates derogation renewal plan.
Environment
"All farmers, and not just those in derogation, have a role to play in reducing nutrient losses to water," according to the EPA.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has said he will move to establish a review of how his department handled allegations by Dan Brennan.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said around 6,600 of the 31,000 farmers who received full ACRES payment have an "outstanding debt".
