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Do we need to change our attitude when it come to organics? 2022-02-09

Around 500 Northern Irish farmers are expected to get the go ahead for environmental farming projects as part of a £14m government fund.

Some 500 farmers are expected to get the go ahead for environmental farming projects thanks to an estimated £14 million...

Finance Minister Encourages People And Businesses To Apply For Grants

New Award Recognises PSNI Contribution To Northern Ireland

Police Appeal For Information On Two-Vehicle Crash

May 17, 2021 11:52 am Minister of State Pippa Hackett has announced the commencement of the 2020 balancing payments for the Organic Farming Scheme. Payments of over €1 million under this scheme will commence issuing to over 1,300 farmers from today (Monday, May 17) with further payments to issue in the coming weeks. 1,530 organic farmers in the scheme This round of payments is the balancing payment amounting to 15% of the full annual payment due under the scheme; the 85% advance payment was i...

May 11, 2021 3:09 pm The fact that the Organic Farming Scheme has been “substantially undersubscribed” in the latest call for applications “must serve as a wake-up call that more needs to be done to entice farmers to switch to organic methods”. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) organics chair Fergal Byrne has said it is clear that the sector “is being failed at a time when we should be doing everything in our powers to make organic farming a more viable option ...

May 5, 2021 11:04 am 317 applications were received in respect of the 2021 Organic Farming Scheme, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed. When opening the scheme, Minister of State Pippa Hackett said that the “significant level of funding provided for this new scheme” would facilitate the entry of 400 to 500 farmers into organic farming. The Organic Farming Scheme is an agri-environment measure under the department’s Rural Development Programme. The objective of...

Coles WITH BIG SAVINGS ON HOT ROAST CHOOKS Coles RSPCA Approved Hot Roast Chickens down to $9 each in Vic for limited time only Victorian customers are about to get more bang for their buck at the checkout, with Coles dropping the price of family favourite RSPCA Approved Hot Roast Chickens to $9 each, down from $10 each, as part of its ongoing commitment to lowering the cost of products that customers buy most often. From today until Sunday, customers will receive 10% off hot roast chooks at al...