Department of Agriculture

Kilkenny farm families advised to UNITE for succession planning

Minister Martin Heydon spoke at the Macra annual conference

Macra welcomes commitment to keep generational renewal ‘foremost’

Josephine O'Neill, Macra President

Macra demands DAFM expedite shock 11-day delay to farm payments

Kilkenny farmers paid more than €7 million in Eco Scheme

Bluetongue outbreak

Bluetongue case detected in Co Wexford

Martin Heydon, TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine with Clara Mulligan, HomeBot Ireland, and Carina Roseingrave, Burren View Farm

Kilkenny businesses - Acorns 12 programme open for rural entrepreneurs

Taoiseach denies pushing Michael Healy-Rae out of Government

Junior minister resigns over Government handling of fuel protests

Man arrested over suspected illegal cock-fighting event

Vigilance urged as quagga mussel discovered for first time in NI

Bird flu cases confirmed at Fota Wildlife Park

Stormont department took swift action over bird flu, says minister

Restrictions to stop spread of avian flu introduced in Northern Ireland

ALERT: People discovering little-known €30,000 grant to fix up old farm building...

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Substantial cattle seizure in Kilkenny

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Moving sheep in Kilkenny? Now there's an app for that!

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BREAKING: Substantial amount of cattle seized from Kilkenny farm
Over 250 animals were seized in Kilkenny over welfare and tagging concerns
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Reuben Reed, Leah McCullagh, Daniel Carleton, Alma Jordan, founder of Agrikids, and John Murphy, Mentor from Farmers4Safety,

Kilkenny farming community urged to help teachers deliver farm safety education

Demonstration of the VR welding simulator at the Ploughing Championships

VR simulators to be used for teaching at Kilkenny college

Baling Assistance Payment Scheme open to Kilkenny Farmers

15 dead roosters found in cockfighting probe

Longford Leader Farming: ICMSA wants cattle price transparency for farmers

'Living nightmare' - Hope for justice as minister orders review of Kilkenny farm...

Those responsible for ‘abhorrent’ horse treatment ‘will face full rigour of law’

Department urges investigation of any birth deformities in calves or lambs - Ki...

Zapping or training? The line between cruelty and necessity in electric dog coll...

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Kilkenny farmers and horse owners - be aware of risks to animals during current ...

Up to €250,000 available for forest nurseries in Kilkenny through Forest Technol...

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Sheep and goat census forms on the way to Kilkenny farmers Sian Moloughney

Summer is a busy time on the farm so take extra safety precautions, especially with children

€16.9m in advance payments on the way to 2,700 farmers in Kilkenny under BISS an...

Areas of Natural Constraints payments now being made to Kilkenny farmers

The topic for the Clonmel Horticultural Society meeting is Special Plants for your Garden

Horticulture Crisis Fund now open to Kilkenny growers

'Shake out your sheets' - Woman finds snake in bed and brings it to Garda station

'Shake out your sheets' - Woman finds snake in bed and brings it to Garda statio...

Recording and mapping of our old field names before they are irretrievably lost.

Increased liming budget important move for climate action - IFA

Call for female entrepreneurs in rural Kilkenny to apply for ACORNS

Kilkenny farmers: New grant for quad bike helmets and PTO shaft covers

Kilkenny farmers: New grant for quad bike helmets and PTO shaft covers

Retail summit to discuss concerns over food prices in Ireland

At the launch of Sheep2023, a major sheep event taking place in Gurteen Agricultural College, Co. Tipperary, in June

Sheep 2023 event will have something for all the family

Recording and mapping of our old field names before they are irretrievably lost.

National Liming Programme - 41,000 Irish farmers apply

The opening of the 2022 GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme has been announced by Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue

Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme opens to Kilkenny farmers

The opening of the 2022 GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme has been announced by Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue

Kilkenny farmers: Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme now open

International Sheepdog Trials to take place in Ireland

Macra hits out at 'land exit scheme' for young dairy farmers

IFA Sheep Chairman Kevin Comiskey leading a sheep sector protest to the Department of Agriculture

IFA Sheep Committee bring campaign to Department of Agriculture

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N & P Statements for January to December 2022 now available

Farmers ‘at the heart’ of ambitious forestry programme

Beef Plan calls for State income supports through direct payments

Kilkenny farmers hope reopening of China market will be an opportunity for beef...

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, met with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland, Ms Larysa Gerasko

Irish UN funding to support Ukraine farming community

Poultry farmers told to keep flocks indoors amid rise in bird flu cases

Warning issued over outbreak of Avian flu

Pest birds spread infections through their droppings, which contain bacteria

National warning issued following multiple confirmed cases of Avian Influenza A ...

Minister Martin Heydon pictured with Mr Giovanni Pilato of FAO, Ireland's Ambassador to Vietnam H.E John McCullagh, Remí Nono Womdim of FAO, David Butler, of SFSI and Nguyen Song Ha of FAO

Major Vietnam/Ireland agrifood collaboration announced

McConalogue 'really pleased' with number of submissions to €56m fodder scheme

PAWS Pet Rescue in Mullinahone faces a debt of €60,000

Local animal charity PAWS Rescue faces funding crisis

While it may be well-intentioned, the feeding of bread, food scraps, fruit or vegetables to horses or donkeys may cause severe illness, choking or death

'Be mindful' - Public advised not to feed horses and donkeys without the owner’s...

Minister hopes to see targets to cut emissions published this month

Irish public told not to handle dead or sick birds as 3rd case of avian flu repo...

Want an alternative to peat? Free 'leaf mould' workshops for Kilkenny people

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