Waterford City and County Council has reminded farmers of restrictions on organic fertiliser (e.g. Slurry, Soiled Water &...
Farming
Reminder to farmers: Restrictions on organic fertiliser spreading as Storm Goretti approaches
Reminder to farmers: Restrictions on organic fertiliser spreading as Storm Goretti approaches
Waterford City and County Council is reminding farmers of restrictions on organic fertiliser (e.g. soiled water) spreading...
National Hedgerow Week 2025 Announced
National Hedgerow Week 2025 Announced
Teagasc and the Heritage Council are today, Friday, 22 August, launching National Hedgerow Week 2025 – an initiative to...
EU Commission co-funding of €3.46m towards new Bord Bia campaign
EU Commission co-funding of €3.46m towards new Bord Bia campaign
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon welcomed the EU Commission award, from the Commission’s reserve list, of co-funding...
90% of farms expect to have sufficient feed in place for winter Teagasc Fodder Survey Update
90% of farms expect to have sufficient feed in place for winter Teagasc Fodder Survey Update
Based on data from approximately 300 farms nationwide, Teagasc recently updated the National Fodder Survey across dairy and...
Waterford bottom of list for Farm Building Heritage funding
Waterford bottom of list for Farm Building Heritage funding
Waterford received one of the lowest allocations in the country under the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme last year,...
Minister must use delay to rethink antiparasitic prescription rules
Minister must use delay to rethink antiparasitic prescription rules
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has said the delay in introducing prescription-only rules for antiparasitic...
Macra calls for the protection of the family farm model
Macra calls for the protection of the family farm model
There is a potential avalanche of developments on the horizon for derogation farmers following the events of the last week,...
Sustainable pasture progress
Sustainable pasture progress
There has been sizeable progress made in pasture management, clover establishment and environmental footprint over the last...
Free training courses for farming families
Free training courses for farming families
FRS Co-Op is offering free farm safety training to 300 families this year as part of an ongoing initiative designed to improve...
Closing date extended for the Teagasc forest photography competition
Closing date extended for the Teagasc forest photography competition
The Teagasc Forestry Development Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have announced an extension...
Falling cattle numbers should be a wake-up call for policy makers
Falling cattle numbers should be a wake-up call for policy makers
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said that the 3.8% drop in the national cattle herd – amounting to more than 276,000 head...
