Department of Agriculture

Answers needed on grading and pricing systems operated by beef factories – ICMSA

ICMSA maintains that the lack of supervision of these operations at factories is likely costing farmers "millions".

NEWS 27 February 2026

Answers needed on grading and pricing systems operated by beef factories – ICMSA

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Cattle kill falls over 18% year on year

Cattle kill falls over 18% year on year

NEWS 27 February 2026

Department response to stolen sheep 'frustrating'

Department response to stolen sheep 'frustrating'

NEWS 25 February 2026

Bluetongue has been here five months - analysis

Bluetongue has been here five months - analysis

Bluetongue has been here five months - analysis

NEWS 25 February 2026

Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

HUSBANDRY 25 February 2026

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More detail needed from Bord Bia on plans to simplify audits - ICMSA

More detail needed from Bord Bia on plans to simplify audits - ICMSA

The ICMSA has put forward 11 proposals to address some of the issues relating to quality assurance schemes and food labelling.

NEWS 17 February 2026

7.7% of seed crops rejected by Department in 2025

7.7% of seed crops rejected by Department in 2025

A total of 682ha of seed, equating to about 7.7% of the total seed area, were rejected by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2025.

NEWS 17 February 2026

€6m in Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme payments commence

€6m in Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme payments commence

The Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme will reopen to applications in April for new applicants, while existing participants will have their participation rolled over automatically.

NEWS 17 February 2026

Department of Agriculture visits UK AD plant for fact-finding mission

Department of Agriculture visits UK AD plant for fact-finding mission

The Department of Agriculture was among a 20-strong delegation that visited a UK anaerobic digestion plant as part of a fact-finding mission last week.

NEWS 17 February 2026

Future of popular Traditional Farm Building Scheme at risk

Future of popular Traditional Farm Building Scheme at risk

The Traditional Farm Building Scheme has been running for 15 years and the grant has helped to save over 1,000 farm buildings since its inception.

NEWS 17 February 2026

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

Grass weeds are already widespread in Ireland. Straw imports and some seed are adding massively to risk.

CROPS 17 February 2026

IFA to meet in Claremorris over Bord Bia issues

IFA to meet in Claremorris over Bord Bia issues

IFA Connacht regional chair Brendan Golden said farmers in the region are very annoyed about the double standards at play.

NEWS 17 February 2026

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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