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Wet spring delays planting in strawberry sector
Niamh Murphy
Due to wet weather, strawberry supply will not meet demand and there is an expected scarcity for the next few weeks.
15 May 2024 News
Farmers should resist attempts by factories to reduce price - IFA
As beef supplies tighten for factories, IFA livestock chair Declan Hanrahan urged farmers to resist attempts by factories to take advantage of spring difficulties.
14 May 2024 News
Arla Foods pledges over £300m for British dairy industry
Britain’s biggest dairy company Arla Foods has committed to the future of UK milk and cheese production by pledging more than £300m to five UK sites.
Cowen calls for urgent action on renewable projects
The system must be changed in order to meet 2030 energy targets, the Fianna Fáil candidate has urged.
14 May 2024 News
Government intervention on Nature Restoration Law ill-judged - IFA
EU and Minister Eamon Ryan 'would have been better off engaging directly with farmers rather than bringing in a flawed law'.
14 May 2024 News
Short-term lets on farms should be exempt from legislation - Ní Mhurchú
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has asked Minister Catherine Martin not to criminalise small farmers who have renovated self-catering units on their farm.
14 May 2024 News
VistaMilk among companies chosen to share €100m for science research
Ministers O’Donovan, McConalogue and Heydon have announced €104m investment for science research which will support over 600 highly-skilled research positions in the next six years.
14 May 2024 News
Hackett co-chairs meeting of horticulture industry forum
Minister Pippa Hackett co-chaired the spring meeting of the bi-annual horticulture industry forum and heard updates on progress of the National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027.
14 May 2024 News
Over €160m for rural regeneration projects
Record funding of €164m has been announced for 30 regeneration projects, with an aim to revitalise town centres, stimulate the rural economy and attract people to live, work and visit rural areas.
13 May 2024 News
Two new ambassadors for NDC farmer ambassador programme
The National Dairy Council has expanded its farmer ambassador programme with two new ambassadors from Limerick and Kerry.
13 May 2024 News
Bord Bia hosts 54 international chefs on beef and lamb tour
Bord Bia will host 54 international chefs and 10 journalists for a three-day event to showcase Irish grass-fed beef and lamb. The chefs will meet beef farmers and visit farms around the country.
13 May 2024 News
Milking 1,100 cows on an Irish-owned farm in Germany
Peter Doyle and Ciarán Tangney are on college placement on a 1,100-cow dairy farm in Brandenburg, Germany.
13 May 2024 News