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Department of Agriculture official appointed as Director of Meat Industry Ireland

Ibec has confirmed that Agricultural Inspector at Department of Agriculture, Dale Crammond is to take over the role of Director of Meat Industry Ireland in January.

Irish Independent

Talks to resolve BurrenAran ACRES scheme row broke down six weeks ago

Talks between the Department of Agriculture and the team behind the Burren Programme broke down six weeks ago, the Farming Independent can reveal.

Irish Independent

‘Railroaded’ Leitrim farmers were given just five days to accept bog-slide scheme or go without

After waiting almost two-and-a-half years for the Department of Agriculture to develop an aid programme, Leitrim farmers affected by the Shass Mountain bog-slide have been given just five days to accept a controversial scheme or go without.

Irish Independent

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Bird flu detected on second turkey farm in Co Monaghan

A second turkey flock in Co Monaghan has tested positive for the Avian flu H5N1 virus, the Department of Agriculture has said this evening.

Irish Independent

Bird flu found in second Monaghan turkey farm

A second turkey flock in Co Monaghan has tested positive for bird flu, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed tonight.

Irish Independent

Poultry farmers receive more than €2.1m in bird flu Government compensation over culls

The Department of Agriculture has paid out more than €2.1m in compensation to poultry farmers whose flocks were impacted by bird flu outbreaks in the last two years.

Irish Independent

Farm roadways grants set to be approved under TAMS 3 scheme

Farmers will be able to get grants for farm roadways and underpasses from January, however grant aid for dairy equipment is set to be capped.

Irish Independent

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Burren Programme founders step down amid outrage over ACRES ‘welfare scheme’

The founders of the Burren Programme are to step down from their positions in protest over planned changes to the hugely successful agri-environmental scheme.

Irish Independent

3000 turkeys to be killed following avian flu outbreak

The entire flock of sick turkeys will be culled to avoid further contamination

Dublin Live

Avian flu found in Monaghan turkey flock

Tests from a turkey flock in Monaghan have tested positive for avian flu, with the Department of Agriculture putting in place a restriction zones to protect other flocks.

Irish Independent

Dead white pelican found on grounds of San Diego Safari Park tests positive for bird flu

SAN DIEGO — A wild bird found dead on the grounds of San Diego Zoo Safari Park has tested positive for a bird flu that has swept across the country, sickening millions of wild birds and commercial poultry since the beginning of the year.

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‘If you go to a mart to sell sheep, you are one of two or three women there. But if you know what you’re doing, you’re not nervous about it’

There was one moment which shaped Hannah Doherty’s farming life forever. As a young girl, wild about animals and farming, she wanted to be there to witness a caesarean section take place on a cow having difficulty calving.

Irish Independent

Door opens for US to send apples to Australia despite industry maintaining biosecurity risks

Australian growers have expressed concerns about biosecurity risks from diseases such as fire blight, and fear US government subsidies could mean overseas fruit is able to be sold at substantially cheaper prices.

ABC News

Poultry producers ordered to keep flocks indoors over avian flu threat to Christmas turkeys

Poultry producers have been ordered to keep their flocks indoors from next week, as concern grows over a strain of avian flu.

Irish Independent

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Brazil set to continue as world’s top beef exporter

Brazil is expected to achieve record-high beef exports next year as key competitors such as Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and India see supplies tighten, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast.

Irish Independent

All farms face hedgerow audit next year

The Department of Agriculture is planning a national hedgerows audit for all farmers. The Farming Independent understands the audit will be carried out by satellite and will seek to identify if and where hedgerows may have been removed in recent years.

Irish Independent

Conventional dairy processors showing interest in organic milk

Some of the country’s conventional dairy processors have “expressed interest” in processing organic milk, the Department of Agriculture has stated.

The Independent UK

USDA announces $759M for high-speed internet in rural areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet

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Irish Independent

Ukraine embassy demands answers as fertiliser from Russia arrives here

The embassy of Ukraine to Ireland is to request a meeting with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue over the importation of fertiliser from Russia, the Farming Independent can exclusively reveal.

Dublin Live

Bird flu outbreak confirmed in north Dublin

The outbreak coincides with a larger outbreak in the UK

Irish Independent

SEEFA warns 2022 forestry planting season could be ‘killed off’

Pressure is mounting on the Department of Agriculture to disclose the payment rates for the next Forestry Programme (2023-2027) amid escalating fears this autumn’s planting season “will be killed off”.

The Conversation

Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure

The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms also threaten many wild species – including some that already face other stresses.

Irish Independent

Why this Meath farmer swapped his continental cattle for Belted Galloways

Last year, Meath man Dermot Colreavy swapped his herd of 20 continental cattle for four Belted Galloways. Although it was a big drop in numbers, he says he now feels he is breeding something for the future.

Irish Independent

Just 1,591ha of new trees planted so far this year

Just 1,591ha of new trees have been planted so far this year with a significant 3,300 forestry licences still backlogged in the Department of Agriculture’s embattled Forestry Service.

Irish Independent

New CAP will be much harsher on farmers caught bending the rules to get benefits, Department warns

Farmers who try to circumvent the rules of the new CAP for their own benefit will face significant penalties, a Department of Agriculture official has warned.

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