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Ploughing 2024

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Minister wants ACRES issues ironed out for 2025

ACRES has been challenging administratively because of the change to results-based schemes in this CAP, Minister for Agriculture says.

22 September 2024 SCHEMES

Farm Tech Talk: looking forward to 2025

This week's Farm Tech Talk was recorded live at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska.

20 September 2024 NEWS

Watch: highlights from day three of Ploughing 2024

Some 78,000 people attended Thursday of Ploughing 2024, bringing the total attendance for the three days to 244,000. Check out our highlights from the final day.

19 September 2024 NEWS

Plough On: good day for a Marty Party

James Hanly presents the final episode of this season's Plough On podcast, bringing you the latest news and views from Ploughing 2024.

19 September 2024 NEWS

78,000 attend final day of Ploughing 2024

National Ploughing Association managing director Anna May McHugh said that the overall mood for this year’s Ploughing was incredibly buoyant and positive.

19 September 2024 NEWS
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Minister ‘very much considering’ farm retirement scheme

The result of any retirement or renewal scheme has to be young people coming into farming, the Minister for Agriculture has said.

19 September 2024 NEWS
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More cuts of Irish Grass-Fed Beef expected to hit Italian shelves soon

Bord Bia is anticipating that the main Italian retailer stocking PGI Irish Grass-Fed Beef will purchase more cuts in the not too distant future.

19 September 2024 NEWS
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Farmers need substantial grants for biodiversity action - Tánaiste

To separate food production from the climate change agenda, if that’s what Europe wants, then Europe is going to have to pony up more funding to make it worthwhile, Micheál Martin has said.

19 September 2024 SCHEMES

Organic surge sends signal to tillage farmers on grain demand - Hackett

Minister Pippa Hackett insists that tillage farmers would see strong demand for their grain if they converted to organics.

19 September 2024 NEWS