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School districts brace for rising lunch prices

In Iowa, some Des Moines metro school boards have already approved increasing lunch costs by up to 25 cents per meal.

Axios

Farmers’ fertiliser records won’t be shared – Department

Records collected of farmers’ fertiliser purchases from next year will not be shared with other Government Departments or agencies, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.

Irish Independent

Antibiotic resistance detected in the food chain could have implications for human health, new study finds

Experts believe that antibiotic resistance will become a global problem in the long term, with a new study finding high rates of resistance in samples of salmon and beef.

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CAP power struggle a test of how much control the EU is willing to give up

Discussions between Department of Agriculture officials and their European Commission counterparts will put the final shape on the next CAP in the coming weeks.

Irish Independent

U.S. agencies direct $670 million to international food aid in wake of Ukraine invasion

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will together contribute nearly $700 million to international food aid efforts in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the agencies said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Farmer could face jail in Kerry animal cruelty case

A one-year-old Angus cross breed male animal was staggering on three legs in a field near Killorglin, Co Kerry, “shaking with pain” , when agricultural inspectors and Department of Agriculture vet called to carry out a farm inspection.

Irish Independent

More than 600 pets brought to Ireland since Russian invasion of Ukraine began

Ireland has taken in just under 25,000 refugees so far from the war-torn country

Irish Mirror

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Hundreds of pets have made Ireland their home with Ukrainian refugees

Around 600 pets with 485 owners have travelled to the country since the war began.

The Independent UK

Doubts if strong weekly slaughter rate is sustainable

With data from the Department of Agriculture showing factory slaughterings running 11pc ahead of this time last year at 475,114, there’s questions whether the run of exceptionally strong weekly kills can be maintained.

Irish Independent

100 pigs dead after lorry crash on Irish road with vet, gardai and fire brigade called

A lorry transporting 430 pigs overturned at the Coolshannagh roundabout in Monaghan on March 29, killing 100 pigs

Irish Mirror

Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US

An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it was first detected in Indiana on Feb. 8, 2022. Better known as bird flu, avian influenza is a family of highly contagious viruses that are not harmful to wild birds…

The Conversation

Margaret Donnelly: Pig and poultry crisis should serve as a warning to the dairy sector

Almost a month after the Department of Agriculture floated the idea of getting farmers to plant more crops, it seems it’s finally caught up with itself and committed its ideas to paper.

Irish Independent

Angus Woods: Abandoned productive farmers paying a levy for nothing

I attended a meeting hosted by the Department of Agriculture in Carlow last week to inform farmers of the changes that are part of Ireland’s CAP strategic plan.

Irish Independent

Dozens of Ukrainian dogs rescued by Dubliner not permitted to come to Ireland

Andy Cullen spent almost two weeks transporting dogs out of Ukraine earlier this month to bring them to safety

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Met Eireann issue rare alert as warm weather to cause fire danger for parts of Ireland

The warning is in place until midday on Monday

Irish Independent

Farm grants scheme TAMS becoming 'irrelevant' with costing '12 months out of date'

The Department of Agriculture's farm building grant scheme TAMS has been branded 'irrelevant' to farmers with farmers applying expected to work off costings that are '12 months out of date'.

Irish Independent

Whistleblower accused Simon Coveney and Enda Kenny of ‘political interference’ in criminal probes by Department of Agriculture into farmers and pharmacists

A whistleblower has accused Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and former Taoiseach Enda Kenny of “political interference” to frustrate criminal investigations into farmers and pharmacists by the Department of Agriculture.

Irish Independent

Margaret Donnelly: Longer-term plan to respond to crises in the agriculture sector is more important than ever

The ink will hardly be dry on the Department of Agriculture’s latest assessment of Irish agriculture for its CAP plan, which identified the sector’s weakness of relying on ad hoc schemes to respond to crises, yet another ad hoc fodder scheme will be on the way.

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Irish Independent

Nitrates Action Plan may be 'open to legal challenges' - An Taisce

The Department of Agriculture’s fifth Nitrates Action Plan (NAP) may be “open to legal challenge”, An Taisce has warned.

Benzinga

The US Lost 1.3 Million Acres Of Farmland In 2021 - Here's Why It Matters

The latest Farm and Land in Farms report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the US lost 1.3 million acres of farmland in 2021. The total land in farms decreased from 896,600,000 acres in 2020 to 895,300,000 acres in 2021.

Irish Independent

Department does not have proposals for re-introduction of quotas or limits on dairy production – Minister

The Department of Agriculture has no proposals in place for the re-introduction of quotas or limits on dairy production, the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue has said.

Irish Independent

Forestry farmers asked to explain poor planting rate

Farmers who haven’t used forestry licences they have been issued with have received a letter from the Department of Agriculture asking them to detail the reason they haven’t planted.

Irish Independent

Location of areas for 20,000 farmers to earn up to €10,500 in planned environment scheme revealed

New details of the Department of Agriculture’s next flagship agri- environmental scheme gave been revealed.

The Guardian - US

Rowdy rafter of turkeys wreak havoc at Nasa’s Silicon Valley campus

The US Department of Agriculture has been called in to trap and relocate the feisty fowl before they begin nesting

The Canadian Press

United States allows shipments of P.E.I. potatoes to resume to Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will allow the resumption of shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to Puerto Rico.

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