Farmers across the country are putting their shoulders to the wheel as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warns of the coronavirus storm to come.
In the past week, farming has been rocked by a raft of new health protocols aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19.
Bord Bia is to extend certification to its Quality Assurance scheme by two months, reducing the need for on-farm inspections.
New measures have caused huge disruption to traditional mart buying and selling, with strict new rules enforced on social distancing and personal contact.
A number of marts have cancelled sales until further notice.
The Department of Agriculture has committed to take all measures necessary to support farmers and agri-businesses in the months ahead
Sweeping changes to milk collection, meat processing, farm inputs and veterinary services are being embraced in order to protect the supply chain and maximise processing capacity.
The Department of Agriculture has committed to take all measures necessary to support farmers and agri-businesses in the months ahead.
At government and business level, there is a massive effort to ensure food and animals can continue to be traded and moved.
The European Union has recognised the food industry as an essential supply chain, not bound by sweeping travel restrictions.
Read more
Drastic mart measures to curb virus spread
Coronavirus: how to protect you, your family and your farm
Coronavirus: your farming questions answered
Farmers across the country are putting their shoulders to the wheel as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warns of the coronavirus storm to come.
In the past week, farming has been rocked by a raft of new health protocols aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19.
Bord Bia is to extend certification to its Quality Assurance scheme by two months, reducing the need for on-farm inspections.
New measures have caused huge disruption to traditional mart buying and selling, with strict new rules enforced on social distancing and personal contact.
A number of marts have cancelled sales until further notice.
The Department of Agriculture has committed to take all measures necessary to support farmers and agri-businesses in the months ahead
Sweeping changes to milk collection, meat processing, farm inputs and veterinary services are being embraced in order to protect the supply chain and maximise processing capacity.
The Department of Agriculture has committed to take all measures necessary to support farmers and agri-businesses in the months ahead.
At government and business level, there is a massive effort to ensure food and animals can continue to be traded and moved.
The European Union has recognised the food industry as an essential supply chain, not bound by sweeping travel restrictions.
Read more
Drastic mart measures to curb virus spread
Coronavirus: how to protect you, your family and your farm
Coronavirus: your farming questions answered
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