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700 farmers apply for Organic Farming Scheme
Darren Carty
The sector continues to grow in prominence with the latest intake bringing participation to over 5,700. Over 5.5% of utilisable agricultural lands are now destined to be farmed organically.
700 farmers apply for Organic Farming Scheme
Where to next for the BVD eradication programme?
1 December 2024 Tagging
Where to next for the BVD eradication programme?
Huge improvements have been made in reducing the prevalence of BVD over the last decade but farmers now need oversight of what plans are in place to bring it to the next stage
New map shows TB breakdowns in your local area
1 December 2024 News
New map shows TB breakdowns in your local area
"There’s no way if you were at a mart you could fire this up and use it to identify a farm from which you were buying cattle," one of the researchers involved in the project said.
Concerns over ‘undemocratic’ split Mercosur deal
The ‘split’ process could bypass national parliaments, denying member states, like Ireland, a say in a trade deal with the South American countries.
28 November 2024 News
Farmers ordering tags early ahead of peak spring calving
The peak sales season now ranges from November through to February with farmers keen to get supplies on hand before the birth of over 1.5m calves from February to April 2025.
27 November 2024 Tagging
Over 700,000 calves registered through genotyping programme
The average timeline from birth to issuing of a calf passport was 13 days with frequency of posting crucial in minimising turnaround times, reports ICBF’s Erin Kennedy
27 November 2024 Tagging
MEP calls on Commission to rule out ‘split’ Mercosur deal
Michael McNamara has written to Ursula von der Leyen expressing concerns if the trade component of the deal was to be separated from the other parts of the agreement with the South American countries.
27 November 2024 News
Commission ‘ignoring devastating impact’ of Brazilian beef - IFA
This is the message from IFA president Francie Gorman ahead of a series of high-level discussions he will be involved with in Brussels on Thursday about the Mercosur trade deal.
27 November 2024 News
French supermarket commits to not sell meat from Mercosur countries
Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard has said that the supermarket made the decision in response to farmer concerns about the impact the deal could have on their businesses.
23 November 2024 News
Organic feed demand surpasses 50,000t
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.
20 November 2024 Schemes
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.
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.
20 November 2024 News