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Minister Hackett announces reopening of Organic Farming Scheme Priority access for young farmers The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett today announced that the Organic Farming Scheme will reopen to new entrants in the first week of March. The reopening, subject to EU Commission approval, is expected to result in an increase of up to 30% in the number of farmers farming organically in Ireland this year. Announcing the openi...

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said the March reopening of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is welcome, but that more is needed in terms of access to the scheme for cattle and sheep farmers. ICSA Organics Committee chair Fergal Byrne said: “The opportunity for an additional 400-500 farmers to convert to organic farming is welcome; however, priority will once again be given to those in the dairy, tillage and horticulture sectors at the expense of drystock farmers....

Three companies have been selected to roll-out full fibre broadband networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, backed by...

Micheál Martin on RDP extension, organic farming and GLAS Commenting on the changes to efforts to become more sustainable, the Taoiseach said: “These changes will take place in the context of ongoing investment in the sector by the EU and by the Irish government. RDP “The Irish RDP provides supports of €4 billion to farmers and rural communities throughout the country. We have drawn down nearly 83% of EU funds allocated for the 2014-2020 programme and well above the EU average draw-down ...

Farmers and rural communities in the North could be left behind as the Republic moves ahead with implementing its share of the EU's CAP budget, Northern Ireland Agriculture Committee chairman Declan McAleer has warned.

Atiwa East District Assembly makes donations towards the development of Agriculture By Samuel Baah 2 The Atiwa East District Assembly under the leadership of Hon. Lawyer Kwabena Panin Nkansah has donated two threshers and 200 pieces of rice nets to over 300 farmers belonging to 5 Farmer Based Organisations in the rice value chain. The donation was made in fulfillment of the District Assembly’s commitment towards the promotion of rice production in the district. The Atiwa East District Chie...

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A fifth year of the Sheep Welfare Scheme will commence on February 1, 2021, Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced.

Chance for farmers to up numbers in Sheep Welfare Scheme 2021-01-20

Chance for farmers to up numbers in Sheep Welfare Scheme 2021-01-20