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€4.4m to assist horticulture producers after ‘exceptionally wet weather’
Bad weather in 2012 affected most sectors within Ireland’s horticultural industry – and the damage was further compounded for many growers by the cold late spring this year, the Minister for Agriculture said.
# agriculture - Monday 13 May, 2013
Column: We need to plan for a realistic, sustainable future in order to survive
Our collective inability to recognise the enormity of a growing food crisis caused by climate change is to our detriment, writes Gerry Crilly.
# agriculture - Thursday 9 May, 2013
20 per cent increase in dead animals as fodder crisis deepens
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney urged farmers to seek help if they cannot cope.
# agriculture - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Column: Hunger and the horsemeat scandal, both the consequences of inequality
We produce enough food for 10 times our population, but the horsemeat scandal shows just how inequality has forced people to low-price, low-quality food, writes Richard Manton.
# agriculture - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Glanbia in €157 million investment for major new dairy facility
The company said the state-supported investment will create 1600 direct and indirect roles.
# agriculture - Sunday 28 April, 2013
“One moment off-balance and my leg was gone”
Farmers involved in agricultural accidents tell their stories to warn others of work hazards.
# agriculture - Thursday 18 April, 2013
ABP sells Silvercrest plant mired in horsemeat controversy
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said the announcement was good for the Irish food industry.
# agriculture - Sunday 14 April, 2013
VIDEO: Scottish scientists turn whiskey waste into fuel
The scientists in Edinburgh use a 100-year-old scientific process to produce biobutanol and adapted it for whiskey.
# agriculture - Friday 5 April, 2013
Minister warns of risk of more land and forest fires
High to extreme risk conditions for fire will persist until the coming weekend at least, according to Met Éireann’s fire weather index.
# agriculture - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Doyle confirms interest but still no decision on junior agriculture minister
Andrew Doyle, the chairman of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, has confirmed his interest in filling the vacancy at the Department of Agriculture which arose following the death of Shane McEntee last year.
# agriculture - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Farmers happy with progress on CAP but there is still ‘a long way to go’
Henry Burns said the deal with hit the most productive farmers the hardest.
Agreement reached on CAP reform
European agriculture ministers accepted the package tabled by Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney late last night.
# agriculture - Friday 15 March, 2013
Poll: Are you still happy to eat Irish beef?
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney says the horsemeat saga risks damaging Ireland’s food sector – but has it changed the amount of beef that you eat?
# agriculture - Sunday 10 March, 2013
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# agriculture - Friday 1 March, 2013
‘Perfect storm’ sees 12pc fall in milk production in January
Milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers in January was well down on 2012 – thanks to falling prices and rising costs.
# agriculture - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
EU to seek refund of €625,000 in Irish CAP funds
We’re getting off lightly, though – Northern Ireland alone is being asked to return €17.7 million.
# agriculture - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Poll: Have you stopped eating ready-meals because of the horsemeat scandal?
A survey in Britain has found that a significant number of people have stopped eating the meals as a result of the scandal. Have you?
# agriculture - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Coveney: ‘I suspect this isn’t just one rogue trader, it’s broader than that’
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney described the complex supply chain that led to one case of horsemeat ending up in frozen beef products in an interview this morning.
# agriculture - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
EU agriculture ministers to discuss horsemeat controversy in Brussels today
Agriculture Minister, including Simon Coveney, meet today as officials in the UK last night raided two firms alleged to be connected to the mislabelling of meat products.
# agriculture - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
Coveney to chair ‘informal’ EU ministerial talks on meat mislabelling
EU member states will discuss the issue at a meeting chaired by Ireland’s Agriculture Minister.
# agriculture - Monday 11 February, 2013
Irish processed meat product manufacturers asked to carry out DNA testing
The Minister also announced that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the UK’s Food Standards Agency will work closely together on the horsemeat issue.
As many as 16 countries could be hit by horse meat scandal
Attention is now turning to the complex nature of supply chains in the food industry in Europe as a Romanian abattoir is identified as one possible source of the contamination of frozen beef products.
# agriculture - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Senior British MP calls for EU meat ban
The head of the British parliament’s food affairs scrutiny panel has called for a ban on importing meat from EU countries until the horsemeat scandal is resolved.
# agriculture - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
President Michael D Higgins travels to Italy for official visit
The President will meet with officials in Rome as well as visiting some historic sites with Irish connections.
# agriculture - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Poll: Are you confident in Irish food production?
The horse meat controversy rumbles on but has it impacted on your confidence in Irish food production?
# agriculture - Monday 28 January, 2013
Coveney to “force the pace” on agriculture policies in EU
The Agriculture Minister is taking part in the Agriculture and Fisheries
# agriculture - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Decisions on CAP will be critical for future of farmers – IFA President
Addressing the associations AGM, Bryan said farmers were angry by budget cuts announced by the minister.
Higgins: Our history means Irish give generously to famine relief appeals
The President also said that women’s rights in agriculture in developing countries needs to be strengthened and recognised.
# agriculture - Monday 14 January, 2013
Coveney announces €3.25 million grant for horticulture sector
The Minister for Agriculture said that the scheme is “vital to improving growers’ competitiveness”.
Why half of the world’s food goes to waste
Mechanical Engineers Institute explains wastage occurs both at farmer-producer end of food chain and consumer level.
# agriculture - Friday 4 January, 2013
United Arab Emirates market opens to Irish sheep meat
Last summer the UAE and the Irish government also reached agreements on beef and poultry meat exports from Ireland.
Up to 50 sheep killed by dogs in Co Roscommon
The animals were killed by a number of dogs last Saturday in a field in Castlerea, Co Roscommon.
# agriculture - Monday 31 December, 2012
Newborn calves to undergo mandatory tests for bovine diarrhoea
All new calves born from tomorrow will be required to undergo testing for the dangerous Bovine Viral Diarrhoea virus.
# agriculture - Friday 21 December, 2012
Tributes paid to late Minister of State Shane McEntee
Tributes have been paid to the late Fine Gael TD, who died at his home in Co Meath aged 56.
# agriculture - Monday 26 November, 2012
Coveney announces €32m in grants for agri-food and forest research
The Minister said this publicly funded research would ultimately make a positive contribution to the government’s Action Plan for Jobs.
# agriculture - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Minister Coveney to meet with Agriculture Committee over animal welfare bill
Andrew Doyle TD welcomes the chance to discuss the Bill – saying that animal health, animal welfare and farm profitability are interlinked and “of equal importance”.
# agriculture - Monday 29 October, 2012
How safe is your workplace?
Even if you work in an office, you could be at risk of health and safety issues. The CEO of the Health and Safety Authority tells us more.
# agriculture - Friday 26 October, 2012
Edmond Harty named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
The businessman’s company Dairymaster specialises in dairy farm equipment and employs 220 people internationally.
# agriculture - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Price of spuds shoots up
A summer of wet weather has affected the potato harvest, pushing the farmgate price up.
# agriculture - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
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