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FRS appointed as new deer strategy programme manager
Anne O'Donoghue
A programme manager to establish 15 local deer management units around the country was a key recommendation of the Deer Management Strategy Group.
5 February 2025 News
BISS fines loom on CAP peatland rules
It is thought that as many as 32,000 farmers are to be impacted by the new GAEC 2 rules.
1 February 2025 News
Interview: Martin Heydon on succession, land use and more
The newly-appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shares his views on a wide range of issues, from how we encourage a new generation of farmers to how we can lead farm innovation.
BVD programme ‘seemingly never-ending’ - ICMSA
ICMSA dairy committee chair Noel Murphy said that it is time for the Minister to publicly tell farmers where Ireland is going in relation to BVD.
30 January 2025 News
Hansen and Heydon united on bolstering CAP budget
Newly appointed Commissioner Christophe Hansen and Minister Martin Heydon have said they would support increasing CAP funds.
29 January 2025 News
Payments system is broken - Heydon
The new Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine says that the strings attached to payments are responsible for low uptake of SCEP and the Sheep Welfare scheme.
29 January 2025 News
Minister Heydon wants to change ‘bleak’ narrative around farming
The new Minister for Agriculture wants to highlight how good farming is for the economy, and how good Irish farmers are at producing quality food.
29 January 2025 News
Heydon and Hansen need grit
Farming's future is now in the hands of Christophe Hansen and Martin Heydon; both have hands-on farming experience that will hopefully inform them.
29 January 2025 Dealer
Proposals sought for agri-food tourism initiatives
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon issued the call on Wednesday with funding totaling nearly €300,000 available for projects supporting agri-food tourism, which can include rural food markets.
29 January 2025 News
Minister Heydon must sort GAEC 2 issue - IFA
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon must take up the mantel on the implications of GAEC 2 for Ireland.
27 January 2025 News
ICMSA calls for inspections to be suspended in wake of storm Éowyn
ICMSA deputy president Eamonn Carroll said the last thing farmers need is an inspection by the Department of Agriculture or local authorities.
27 January 2025 News
Opinion: Heydon and Hansen bring hands-on experience to new roles
A new Commissioner and a new Minister will be grappling with the same old problems facing farming.
25 January 2025 Opinion