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Final push as BISS applications exceed 106,471 submissions
Darren Carty
With 106,471 applications submitted as of 12 May 2024, it leaves over 20,000 applications to be submitted in the final few days before Wednesday’s deadline of midnight on 15 May 2024.
13 May 2024 News
€5,000/ha ash dieback payment won’t be lump sum
This per hectare payment includes an initial injection of €2,500 once a site is cleared and replanted, with a further two payments of €1,250 some years later.
13 May 2024 News
Organic processing grant reopens due to ‘unprecedented demand’
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Pippa Hackett announced the Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme (OPIG) will reopen with a budget of €1.5m.
Government to begin derogation application process before end of 2024
Moves will be made to notify the European Commission formally that a derogation will be sought before the end of 2024.
10 May 2024 News
Now more acceptable to farm organically - Department head of organic
Speaking at a Teagasc Signpost webinar, head of the Department of Agriculture’s organic unit Jack Nolan said all farmers are now open to organics as an agricultural practice.
10 May 2024 News
Gleeson staying put at Ag House
The Dealer has been informed that the secretary general at the Department of Agriculture is firmly staying put for the foreseeable.
9 May 2024 Dealer
No plans for bluetongue vaccine in Ireland
The Department of Agriculture said the bluetongue situation is being monitored closely and keeping the virus out of the island of Ireland is a main priority.
8 May 2024 News
Climate change: driving up animal diseases on your farm
Wetter and warmer weather will bring with them a whole new set of disease pressures for Irish farms. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
8 May 2024 News
Ash dieback package to boost replanting activity
An upsurge in activity is expected to remove and replant much of the 20,000ha of diseased ash plantations in the country that have not been removed to date.
8 May 2024 News
Concrete costs rise amid cement price hike
The cost of concrete has increased by around €50/m3, or 55% since the spring of 2021.
8 May 2024 News
Department to provide in-person SCEP training this summer
The suckler scheme’s training had initially been planned to run solely online in a move which had drawn criticism from those without easy access to online facilities.
8 May 2024 News
25% of beef kill from controlled finishing units in Q1 2024
The number of cattle sourced from such farms was recorded at 115,000 head, representing an increase of 6,000 or 5.5% on the first three months in 2023.
5 May 2024 News