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Deadline extended for scheme aiding 'critically important' Irish horticulture sector

The application deadline for a scheme supporting the "critically important" Irish horticulture sector has been extended. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, today (Thursday June 16) announced the short extension to the Horticulture ...

16 Jun 2022 at 17:18

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: Live exports trade vital for our €3bn livestock sector

“A strong live export trade is essential for Irish agriculture in terms of price competition and alternative market outlets. As an island nation in the EU, Ireland must insist that we have full access to all markets for our livestock,” he said. ...

21 Jun 2020 at 13:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: All you need to know about the new calf investment scheme

Just before Christmas, the Minister for Agriculture announced that he intended to introduce an investment scheme aimed to assist farmers purchase new equipment for the rearing of dairy bred calves. The scheme opened for applications on 7th ...

25 Jan 2020 at 13:00

Local News

Department confirm Ballymahon badger traps set as part of eradication programme

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), have confirmed that badgers traps stolen from Newcastle Wood, Ballymahon in recent weeks, were set as part of the bovine TB eradication programme, which uses a range of tools to ...

02 Dec 2019 at 17:13

Farming

Department issues advice on use of antibiotics for foot bathing cattle

In recent times, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, (DAFM) has received queries about the use of soluble antibiotic powders, including erythromycin and lincomycin, in footbaths to treat lameness, mainly caused by ...

21 Aug 2018 at 12:44

Northern Ireland

Stormont department took swift action over bird flu, says minister

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has insisted his department “took swift action” over bird flu in Northern Ireland. Housing measures for birds and poultry to halt the spread of Avian Influenza came into force in the region on ...

17 Feb 2025 at 16:49

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