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Tillage
€60m funding to be requested for tillage in 2024
Siobhán Walsh
Members of the tillage industry are suggesting that the tillage area could fall by at least 20,000ha this year. This is one of the reasons the sector is looking for funding.
14 March 2024 Letters
Thatched cottages among historic buildings to receive €9m in funding
Minister Noonan has announced €9m in funding for 676 built heritage projects across the country.
14 March 2024 News
Belgian farmer takes big oil to court
He says TotalEnergies is partly responsible for the damage to his farm from climate change.
Exclusive: Government applies for AD capital funding
The Department of Agriculture has applied for multi-annual capital funding to support the implementation of the National Biomethane Strategy, the Irish Farmers Journal can reveal.
13 March 2024 News
US ranchers sentenced
The Colorado ranchers were sentenced to pay $6.6m after they damaged rain gauges in an effort to get paid for a worsening drought.
13 March 2024 News
RSA reverses tractor licensing restrictions
The RSA has reversed its decision which deemed category W, tractor licence holders, unlicensed to carry out non-agricultural related activities. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report
13 March 2024 News
A lot of positives in new beef scheme
John Egerton doesn’t share the view of many others when it comes to the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Irish wool to feature in Government’s St Patrick’s Day programme abroad
A new campaign will see Irish politicians undertaking St Patrick’s Day trade missions this year wearing and gifting Irish woollen blankets and scarves.
13 March 2024 News
Clonbio announces half-billion-dollar US investment
Irish agri-business group set to make another major overseas investment
11 March 2024 News
UCD and Teagasc receive €7m for new food programme
Coveney announces a new food and agriculture innovation and entrepreneurship training programme.
8 March 2024 News
What are the land rental trends of tillage farmers?
A survey carried out by the Irish Farmers Journal gives a breakdown of tillage farmers’ land rental choices. Siobhán Walsh reports.
6 March 2024 News
Government commits €40m for AD plants
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue that €40m has been identified for the anaerobic digestion sector
6 March 2024 News