Department of agriculture

Meat plants prepare for strike shutdown

The strike will close factories next Wednesday (14 October) and could potentially cause further closures the week after.

NEWS 8 October 2026

Meat plants prepare for strike shutdown

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Vets extol the logic of vaccinating for bluetongue

Vets extol the logic of vaccinating for bluetongue

NEWS 7 October 2026

Roscommon farmers once penalised for rocky land now set to be paid to protect it

Roscommon farmers once penalised for rocky land now set to be paid to protect it

NEWS 7 October 2026

Tillage management: weather, seed, three crops and fertiliser stocks

Tillage management: weather, seed, three crops and fertiliser stocks

Tillage management: weather, seed, three crops and fertiliser stocks

HUSBANDRY 7 October 2026

676 farms stop growing tillage crops in 2026

676 farms stop growing tillage crops in 2026

676 farms stop growing tillage crops in 2026

NEWS 7 October 2026

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Agriculture receives half a cent for every €1 increase in Budget 2027

Agriculture receives half a cent for every €1 increase in Budget 2027

The Department of Agriculture was not a winner, continuing a downward trend.

NEWS 4 October 2026

Beige budget will be quickly forgotten

Beige budget will be quickly forgotten

If Budget 2027 for farmers was a song, it might be Toto's ‘Hold the Line’ or the Raconteurs' ‘Steady as She Goes’. It won't make anyone's greatest-hits compilation.

DEALER 4 October 2026

IFA seeks early payment of €30m tillage support in 2027

IFA seeks early payment of €30m tillage support in 2027

IFA grain chair John Murphy said that the organisation will be seeking a meeting right away with the Department of Agriculture on the provision of €30m for the Tillage Sustainability Support Scheme.

NEWS 4 October 2026

Solar-grant boost for farmers hit by TAMS changes

Solar-grant boost for farmers hit by TAMS changes

As of the start of this week, support under the SEAI Non-Domestic Microgeneration Grant increased to an effective 45% of eligible solar PV installation costs.

NEWS 4 October 2026

Four new counties hit with bluetongue as disease spreads west and north

Four new counties hit with bluetongue as disease spreads west and north

Bluetongue has spread to counties Cork, Monaghan, Longford and Westmeath in recent days.

NEWS 4 October 2026

Support schemes won't solve competitiveness crisis in tillage - IGGG

Support schemes won't solve competitiveness crisis in tillage - IGGG

While many aspects of the Budget were welcomed by the IGGG, it said that support schemes alone won't solve the competitiveness crisis and called on the Government to look beyond traditional supports.

NEWS 4 October 2026

Bord Bia and Teagasc funding should be tied to gender balance - Fianna Fáil

Bord Bia and Teagasc funding should be tied to gender balance - Fianna Fáil

Two Fianna Fáil TDs said a move to tie agricultural state body funding to gender balance targets would send a clear signal to the farm sector.

NEWS 4 October 2026

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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