Agri-Business
Minister Martin Heydon said government departments “have no role" in regulating salary scales for those working in private vet practices.
Veterinary Ireland, the body representing vets in Ireland, has called for a proposed increase in regulatory fees to be reduced.
Tillage
Minister Heydon has announced the start of payments totalling €29.1 million under the new National Tillage Sustainability Support Scheme.
Minister Heydon is said to have provided a "detailed analysis" of the impact of the Middle East conflict on costs in the agriculture sector.
Rural Life
Francie Gorman has said he has written to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance calling for a suspension of the Carbon Tax on green diesel.
The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has called for a "comprehensive support package" to reduce higher fuel and energy costs.
Agri Politics
A total of 17 of the country’s regional government offices have vacancies at present, with 54 positions unfilled.
Seattle, San Francisco and Sacramento are on the itinerary for Minister Martin Heydon's St. Patrick’s Day visit to the United States.
Beef
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon said his attention has turned to monitoring potential market impacts of the EU-Mercosur deal.
A raft of new actions to curtail the spread of TB are set to be introduced next month, Minister Martin Heydon has indicated.
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Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has ruled out adding more farm...
Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has ruled out adding more farm organisations to the board of Bord Bia.
Opinion
Ireland has no option but to use its upcoming presidency of the European Union to put the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) back on track.
An open call has been launched for farmer safety, health and wellbeing projects.
Schemes
Minister Martin Heydon has been accused of a "hatchet job" on solar investments under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS).
Dairy
The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that the Irish dairy industry is "entering a period of managed transition".
The promise of better weather coming our way this week will, no doubt, unleash, a field work frenzy throughout Ireland’s tillage sector.
€10 million in funding through the EU Just Transition has been announced for two new bioeconomy demonstration initiatives.
Farming organisations have warmly welcomed today's confirmation of a new €30 million tillage support measure.
Minister Martin Heydon has said that a proposal from the IFA to end the dispute with Bord Bia "is being considered".
Minister Martin Heydon has announced that payments for scheme year two of a key dairy beef scheme are underway.
A meeting of EU agriculture ministers will take place in the Council of the EU today, with the future of CAP again on the agenda.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has welcomed the continued progress of the Breeding Waders EIP.
