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Over €8m in Organic Farming Scheme balancing payments issued
James Hanly
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon made the announcement on Wednesday which will see 3,961 farmers or 81% of the scheme participants receive balancing payments.
25 April 2025 Climate and environment
Significant investment needed to achieve climate targets – IFA
IFA environment chair John Murphy said that the fairest and most efficient way to support climate action is to incentivise and support farmers to adopt measures in the plan.
23 April 2025 Feature
Paying for defence and simplifying the CAP
The much-maligned Irish ACRES scheme came in for a lot of praise as being among the more successful European environmental schemes.
Simplifying food systems in Co Westmeath
Pat Lalor’s farming journey shows the benefits – for food producers and consumers - of keeping things simple, consistent and grounded, writes Brendan Dunford.
16 April 2025 News
Rewetting option for ACRES farmers later this year
Work is also underway to find out how private funding could be used to get carbon farming off the ground.
16 April 2025 Climate and environment
Strong demand for organic oats a ‘real success story’ – Heydon
Minister Heydon was highlighting the opportunities for growth in the sector while speaking at the Organic Strategy Forum in Flahavan’s, Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford on Wednesday 16 April.
16 April 2025 Markets
Action plan on way for reducing age at slaughter
The Climate Action Plan targets an average slaughter age of 24 to 25 months for prime cattle by 2025.
15 April 2025 Climate and environment
Making best use of slurry separation
AFBI’s Gary Lyons shares insights on maximising the benefits of on-farm mechanical slurry separation, drawing on experience from Northern Ireland.
9 April 2025 Renewables
Permission refused for AD plant in Dublin after approval lapses
Country Crest, which has now appealed the decision, had originally secured planning approval for an anaerobic digestion plant on the site in 2012, but this lapsed in 2023.
25 March 2025 Renewables
Organic scheme – livestock help counter abandonment
"Livestock help counter land abandonment on difficult land" - Name & details with the editor.
19 March 2025 Letters
Machinery-sharing POs for tillage sector should be examined – report
A new report on producer organisations offers insights into the positive opportunities within the supply chain for development of the organic sector, Minister Heydon has said.
18 March 2025 News
Explainer: what is a drained peat soil?
Teagasc research officer and soil specialist Dr Pat Tuohy outlined the difference between drained and rewetted grasslands last week.
12 March 2025 News