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Minister Hackett welcomes half million bonus payment to Hen Harrier Farmers Says 996 farmers involved are true ‘farmers for nature’ Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Senator Pippa Hackett has welcomed the news that 996 farmers have this week shared nearly half a million euro in Hen Harrier bonus payments. The payments were made under the €25 million Hen Harrier scheme funded by the Minister’s Department under the Rural Development Programme. The bonus paym...

Can you REAP the rewards? The deadline for farmers to apply for REAP, or the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP), 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 Expression of Interest prior to the 10 May deadline. She pointed out that this must be done through a DAFM approved RE...

REAP Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) REAP is an agri-environment pilot project that pays farmers to maintain and improve the environmental conditions of their land. Farmers will bring in between 2ha and 10ha of land which will be scored in year one to establish its environmental condition. Farmers will work with their advisers to undertake environmental improvement works on the land that can increase the environmental score in year two. REAP will focus on improving existing...

“It can be overwhelming to think that small changes like this can have a bigger impact, but if each individual business or household is doing this, it has a huge snowball effect. If we were all moving towards making more sustainable food choices locally, it could have a huge impact globally.” Forage Farm Shop in Cowbridge was also featured - their film focuses on the benefits of supporting local businesses. Matt Eales, head chef at the Forage café, showcased some of these ingredient...

An example of a community centre at Silian Old Church. THE Cynnal y Cardi Local Action Group (LAG), which implements the LEADER scheme in Ceredigion, wants to hear from anyone who needs support to scope out the possibilities for a community facility or building in order to develop it as a community enterprise. Cynnal y Cardi, which is administered by Ceredigion County Council, can help with aspects such as assessing potential options for the proposal and appraising its future viability; net...

April 23, 2021 11:51 am Farmers who are considering going organic have just one more week to apply for the Organic Farming Scheme, with the closing date of 11:59pm on Friday, April 30, looming. The Organic Farming Scheme reopened for new applications from farmers at the beginning of March and closes next Friday. Additional funding has been allocated to allow the scheme to increase the number of farmers farming organically in Ireland this year by 30%. Farmers entering the Organic Farming Scheme ...

At the invitation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland, Mr Grzegorz Puda, Minister Jože Podgoršek (in the first part) and State Secretary Aleš Irgolič (in the second part) have attended the meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Visegrad Group extended to Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania (V4+4), which was held by videoconference. The Ministers have discussed the challenges and opportunities for agricultural holdings in light of the Fa...

April 21, 2021 6:14 pm The opening of the Results-Based Environmental-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) has been welcomed by the association representing independent agricultural consultants. REAP will put a strong emphasis on consultants and advisors, who will make applications on a farmer’s behalf and assess farmer actions under the scheme. Following the announcement today (Wednesday, April 21) that the scheme is now open for applications, the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) has given it...

Farmers urged to use BVD Stamp It Out funding 14 April 2021 | The BVD Stamp it Out initiative was launched in 2018 by Defra to reduce the incidence and impact of the disease Government funding available in England for vets to visit farms in a bid to tackle Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is due to end in June. Defra currently funds one-to-one on-farm advisory visits by a veterinary practitioner to work with keepers of breeding cattle to tackle the disease on their farms. Funding is available to p...

Our Rural Future: Minister Humphreys announces details of new €70m Transitional LEADER Programme A total of €70 million to support rural communities and enterprises Funding allocations for 29 Local Action Groups announced Ground-Up approach of LEADER a key plank of Our Rural Future The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., has today (9th April 2021) announced the details of the allocation of the €70 million Transitional LEADER programme for the pe...