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Farmland ownership to be examined
James Hanly
JUSTLAND: A Just Transition for Land in Ireland will be funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture over 22 months beginning in September.
2 April 2025 News
Walsh Mushrooms expanding UK production with new €12m farm
The mushroom growing farm will be built around seven miles from its distribution depot in the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England.
2 April 2025 News
Price increases needed to cover vegetable costs – Teagasc
Teagasc released its 2025 Horticulture Crop Input Price report which showed since 2021, combined horticultural inputs have risen by on average 51%.
Straw shortages to continue for mushroom growers
The latest Horticulture Crop Input Prices report suggests that many mushroom composters have resorted to importing straw from the UK and Spain.
2 April 2025 News
West Clare farmer rewets peatland with county council
In the project, a blanket bog - home to two rare and protected birds, the merlin and hen harrier - is being rewetted to provide a wildlife sanctuary for rare habitats and species of concern.
2 April 2025 Climate and environment
IFA to host major CAP conference next month
The purpose of the event is to give farmers an insight into the development of the next CAP and progress on the multiannual financial framework.
2 April 2025 News
Farmers experience hottest March in 13 years
The climate statement for March 2025 showed that last month was 1.42°C hotter than the country’s long-term average for the period and the eighth-warmest March since records began.
2 April 2025 News
Coniferous roundwood imports from Scotland are effectively over
The decision come after Scottish Forestry informed the Department of Agriculture last week that it cannot guarantee that the Scottish Pest Free Area (PFA) is free from bark beetles.
2 April 2025 Forestry
TB prevention product scoops top prize at MTU awards
The MTU prize for innovation showcase and award ceremony took place on Thursday 27 March at the Bishopstown Campus, where student entrepreneurs presented their inventions and business ideas.
2 April 2025 News
Europe does not support intellectual property on artificial insemination - ICMSA
ICMSA president Denis Drennan said these AI stations have no legal standing on this issue.
2 April 2025 News
Entitlement transfer service to open for Northern Irish farmers
Farmers can make these entitlement transfers by logging into their DAERA Online Services account and any transfers via lease during the 2025 trading period will be restricted to one year only.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Planning exemptions for slurry tanks ‘long way from being put in place’ – IFA
An IFA delegation met with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and Minister for State at the Department of Housing John Cummins in Leinster House on Tuesday to discuss the issue for farmers.
2 April 2025 News