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May 20, 2021 9:50 am Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has written to the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski to “explore options” to expand the Rural Environmental Agri Pilot (REAP). The minister confirmed the news in the Dáil this morning (Thursday, May 20) in response to a parliamentary question from independent TD Denis Naughten. Deputy Naughten asked the minister about the the sources and value of funding for...

New Genetic Selection and Fertility Management dairy TDF farmer Ashley Fleming, from Seaforde, Co Down NINE NEW dairy technology demonstration farms (TDFs) have been appointed by Northern Irelands College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, The TDF project has is creating a network of local farms to allow other farmers to see new technology and innovations at work which they might then adopt on their own farms. Over the past year CAFRE has organised a series of more than 100 mostly...

Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA recently visited Castlewellan Forest Park to view the progress of work underway in the Bothy Yard and Arboretum with grant funding of £500,000, awarded to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC), from the Rural Tourism Scheme of DAERA’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.     Steeped in history and heritage, this funding provides an excellent opportunity to invest in the natural landscape of the arboretum, which boasts one of the greatest c...

Can Kilkenny farmers REAP the rewards? Deadline approaching Pilot programme: farmers urged to lodge ‘expression of interest’ Reporter:  ); The deadline for farmers to apply for REAP, or the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project, which is a new Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Pilot programme, is fast approaching. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist has urged farmers who are interested in the new pilot environment scheme to make an Expre...

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...

Farming Connect’s face-to-face training is underway again. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, although it’s not quite ‘training as usual’ as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face training courses are now available provided all the current pandemic guidelines are adhered to. Where feasible, a range of methods will continue to be incorporated into the usual training delivery, in order to minimise face-to-face contact. The next skills application window opened on Monday, May 3, and runs...

The story of how one young farmer is embracing innovation in a new era of rural living Karol Devaneys insights into farming, sheep shearing and podcasts Reporter: );  ); A key objective of the Irish National Rural Network (NRN) is to promote innovative initiatives that can help people in the farming community and in rural areas to maximize the success of the objectives set out in Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) on behalf of the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. A ...

Farmers are being urged to apply for a new pilot environment scheme, Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP), before the May 10 deadline. REAP

As rates of litter increase across Wales, Conwy council urged people to ‘make memories, not mess’ Conwy Castle beside the River Conwy. CONWY County Borough Council is calling on everyone to take responsibility for their own rubbish as they make the most of the county’s parks, beaches and beauty spots this bank holiday weekend. Across Wales, rates of litter have increased as Covid restrictions have eased, and the weather has improved. The actions of a small minority have had a ne...

996 farmers have this week shared nearly half a million euro in Hen Harrier Project bonus payments. Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Pippa Hackett has welcomed the news, saying that the payments are “in recognition of these farmers’ success in delivering habitats for hen harriers and other wildlife”. The payments, which total €483,927, are paid under the €25 million hen harrier programme funded by Minister Hackett’s department under the Rural Development Programme....