IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman Henry Burns met the French Minister for Agriculture Mr Barnier in Paris together with Mr Liam Aylward MEP and a delegation of French Sheep Industry representatives.
Mr Burns said he was very encouraged by the positive approach of Mr Barnier towards the sheep sector and his willingness to drive forward on [...]
Mr Trevor Sargent T.D., Minister of State at the Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, with special responsibility for Horticulture
today announced a grant aid package of €9.4m under the Grant Scheme for the
Development of the Horticulture Sector under the National Development Plan
(2007-2013).
Grants to 189 horticultural producers for capital
investments in new facilities are provided for in the [...]
By Majella O'Sullivan
The era of cheap food is ending and consumers can expect to pay more in the future.
One of the challenges facing the Irish food and drink industry is rising ingredients costs, in addition to other operating-costs increases. This is according to Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter.
However, Mr Cotter pointed [...]
By Michael Gottstein
Farming Independent
The most recent figures available (Dec 2006 sheep census) for sheep production suggest that there are 3.6m sheep (less than 3m ewes) and 35,277 flocks or producers engaged in sheep production. As has been the trend for the past number of years, the Irish sheep population continues to decline [...]
The Irish government has boosted the number of horse passport inspectors and given them new powers to spot-check dealers and auction rings in an effort to increase compliance.
Michael Walsh, spokesman for the Department for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAF), denied that the move was a reaction to recent disease issues in the country or to [...]
Irishfarming.ie welcomes the decision by Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan to set up a new beef forum to examine the sector in the light of prevailing opportunities and challenges.
The forum, which will be chaired by Jim Beecher of the Department of Agriculture, will include representatives of producers, processors, relevant state agencies and independent experts. It [...]
WEST Clare native, Con Lucey, is to retire from his position as the IFA's Chief Economist after 34 years service. His retirement will take effect from May this year.
The IFA general secretary Michael Berkery said that Mr Lucey had truly made an outstanding contribution to the shaping of agricultural policy and the [...]
IRELAND has been given the green light to go ahead with a €66m plan to scrap fishing boats in a bid to remove one third of the Irish whitefish fleet.
The EU Commission yesterday approved the restructuring programme which will be paid for by the Irish Government.
Under the scheme around 120 trawler owners are [...]
There's a revolution going on in Ireland and it looks pretty whiffy. Over the past year the republic has become Europe's third-bestselling market of cars that run on bioethanol E85, behind Sweden and France. The Irish, however, are making their bioethanol from whey – as in the leftovers from cheese production. In doing so, they've [...]
