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Organic feed demand surpasses 50,000t
Darren Carty
Only a fraction of Ireland’s organic feed requirement is produced domestically, with the Department of Agriculture hoping for an increase in tillage participants in the latest intake.
Organic feed demand surpasses 50,000t
Concerns over Mercosur deal ‘manoeuvring’ – ICSA
20 November 2024 News
Concerns over Mercosur deal ‘manoeuvring’ – ICSA
MEPs have warned that the proposed deal, to allow for free trade between the EU and South American countries, could be split into two parts to speed up its approval through the European Union.
INHFA calls for politicians to veto Mercosur deal
20 November 2024 News
INHFA calls for politicians to veto Mercosur deal
The proposed deal would allow for free trade between the EU and South American countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
MEP sounds alarm on Commission backdoor to Mercosur deal
The European Commission could split the content of an EU-Mercosur free trade deal to lessen the ability of its opponents to block it, MEP Michael McNamara said.
20 November 2024 News
Increased liver fluke risk in north and west, Department warns
The Department, in collaboration with Met Éireann, UCD, Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland, has advised farmers of the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke infection in livestock.
19 November 2024 News
15 November is D-day for SCEP training
Participants who fail to complete the training will be removed from the programme and monies paid in year one will be recouped.
15 November 2024 News
Deforestation regulation must practical and fair - ICSA
'This is a common-sense step at a time when excessive regulations are making it harder for farmers to stay in business,' the ICSA has said.
15 November 2024 News
Department raises risk-based cattle trading to curb TB
The Department has acknowledged that risk-based cattle trading controls would devalue impacted cattle.
13 November 2024 News
‘We stuck to our guns’ on brucellosis - Department
The experience of eradicating brucellosis shows that animal diseases can be eradicated, even in the face of farm organisation opposition to new measures, a Department official said.
13 November 2024 News
IFA blasts State approach to TB wildlife controls
The IFA is seeking a re-focus towards badger density reduction and the allocation of sufficient manpower to fill vacancies
13 November 2024 News
ICSA condemns exclusion of farmer-recorded data from ICBF evaluations
The ICSA said that only weight data recorded by ICBF technicians, which accounts for around 10% of total weights collected under SCEP, is used in the calculation of genetic evaluations.
13 November 2024 News
Consumer education partnership on sustainable beef launched
The initiative will involve Certified Irish Angus cattle being reared on Airfield Estate’s city farm in south Dublin, accessible to all visitors.
13 November 2024 News