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Tillage
Protein payment to be a max of €600/ha in 2025
Siobhán Walsh
The budget for the Protein Aid Scheme has increased for 2025. Siobhán Walsh reports.
29 January 2025 News
Tillage conference: Irish beans to produce gluten-free flour
Irish peas and beans could supply high-protein ingredients for baking. Teagasc research is currently under way on this.
15 December 2024 News
Brewers grains to fuel elite athletes
There are loads of opportunities to produce high-protein ingredients from Irish grain and plants. This can also make for a more sustainable production chain.
Protein Aid Scheme payments worth €9m on the way to tillage farmers
The minister also confirmed that payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure will start issuing to farmers next week.
6 December 2024 Schemes
Options for sheep headage payment are ‘limited’
There is likely to be little leftover funding for a sheep headage payment, or else payment rates for all coupled schemes will need to reduce to free up money.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
French lessons to be had for sheep trade
They target expensive meal at young, growing lambs for a short period and grow high-protein crops with little inputs on land, that traditionally dries out in the summer.
23 October 2024 Viewpoints
Organic feed imports to top 25,000t
This level of purchases will cost producers in excess of €20m, given that imported organic rations range in price from €700/t to €800/t.
9 October 2024 News
€30m for tillage crops welcome, but questions remain
The tillage sector will receive a welcome €30m cash injection in Budget 2025.
1 October 2024 News