Farm Safety
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has urged farmers to prioritise safety around tractors and machinery.
Agri-Business
Minister Heydon's department has identified a requirement for 25 extra staff to facilitate Ireland's hosting of the EU Presidency.
Schemes
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon confirmed ranking and selection will be applied to applications submitted under tranche 11 of TAMS 3.
3,350 application made under tranche 10 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) have now been approved.
Rural Life
Farmers and farm contractors have been urged to apply for the fuel support scheme before it closes next week.
Environment
Industry has called for a "simple, farmer-friendly and cost-effective" carbon farming framework.
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said that food safety standards are...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said that food safety standards are non-negotiable in Europe.
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Martin Kenny slammed EU Commission proposals to cut CAP payments for pensioners and part-time farmers.
226 successful prosecutions have been taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, Minister Martin Heydon said.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has today (Wednesday, May 13) officially opened the new On-Farm Badger Biosecurity Scheme.
A public consultation on the mid-term review of Food Vision 2030 is due to close at 5:00p.m on Thursday (May 14, 2026).
A total of 1,270 applications have been received in the first 36 hours of the Fuel Support Scheme opening according to Minister Martin Heydon.
"There are more disappointed farmers" when it comes to TAMS "because more have applied", Minister Heydon has acknowledged.
Recent geopolitical crises have "challenged established assumptions on food security", Minister Martin Heydon has said.
Fuel support scheme
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has announced the opening of a Fuel Income Support Scheme.
Beef
Imports from Britain “typically account for almost half (48%) of the total volume of raw beef imported annually”, said Minister Martin Heydon.
TAMS
2,215 applications made under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) have been refused following ranking and selection.
Payments of between €100 and €50,000 have been confirmed under the government’s Fuel Support Scheme for farmers and contractor.
Minister Martin Heydon is in Strasbourg today (Tuesday, April 28) to highlight 'key Irish Presidency priorities".
Bluetongue
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has today (Tuesday, April 28) issued a...
Social Farming Ireland is marking 10 years of the national network today (Friday, April 24) as it holds a national conference in Co. Laois.
The Minister for Agriculture has urged financial institutions to "take a sympathetic approach" when dealing with farmers and contractors.
