Department of Agriculture

Important regulations for farm roadways

As per the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Watercourses farmers must ensure runoff of soiled water from roadways is directed away from any watercourses.

NITRATES 14 June 2025

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TAMS III: avoiding the pitfalls when applying

TAMS III: avoiding the pitfalls when applying

SCHEMES 13 June 2025

Ministers announce €10m for farm biomass projects

Ministers announce €10m for farm biomass projects

NEWS 12 June 2025

Record demand for straw chopping

Record demand for straw chopping

Record demand for straw chopping

NEWS 11 June 2025

Dempsey at Large: Climbing climate mountains

Dempsey at Large: Climbing climate mountains

Dempsey at Large: Climbing climate mountains

VIEWPOINTS 11 June 2025

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Short window to correct BISS applications without penalty

Short window to correct BISS applications without penalty

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today advised farmers of two important opportunities regarding corrections to their 2025 BISS and other area based schemes.

SCHEMES 11 June 2025

Tillage Management: open days, sprayer tests and weeds

Tillage Management: open days, sprayer tests and weeds

Spraying may be finishing up, but there is plenty to be done on tillage farms across the country.

HUSBANDRY 11 June 2025

TB budget set to be exhausted by July

TB budget set to be exhausted by July

Adam Woods reports from Monday evening’s Cavan IFA executive meeting.

BREEDING & HEALTH 11 June 2025

Flufenacet herbicide to be out of use in 2026

Flufenacet herbicide to be out of use in 2026

Flufenacet is an important herbicide in winter cereals and is an active ingredient contained in Firebird.

NEWS 11 June 2025

Adding clover into swards takes 'courage’

Adding clover into swards takes 'courage’

'For clover, soils need to be at index 3 and 4 to be successful at it, it can go very horribly wrong, very fast', a Department conference has heard.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 11 June 2025

No difference between farrowing crates and free lactation crates - Teagasc

No difference between farrowing crates and free lactation crates - Teagasc

The research, originally conducted between 2018 and 2020, compared the two systems through sow behaviour and health, and piglet growth.

PIGS 11 June 2025

Status quo is ‘unlikely’ to eradicate TB - study

Status quo is ‘unlikely’ to eradicate TB - study

Business as usual will not achieve TB eradication, according to modeling carried out using data from Kilkenny.

NEWS 11 June 2025

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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

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