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<p>Move under the new Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023 would deem all antiparasitic veterinary drugs to be prescription only.</p>

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New veterinary medicines rules will put small independent traders out of business, minister warned

Over-the-counter antiparasitic remedies used on farms to treat cattle for conditions such as worms, fluke and lice to become prescription only from next month

<p>All EU national capitals, as well as the European Parliament, must agree on the plan before it is approved; therefore, last week's proposal must go down as a failed dry run, and a very bad start to the two-year budget process for Ursula von der Leyen. File photo: AP/Omar Havana</p>

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Stephen Cadogan: Farmers cheer as von der Leyen’s EU budget faces collapse

<p>Across the EU, more than half of the utilised agricultural area would be affected by the reduction in aid, rising to two-thirds when the smallest farms are excluded.</p>

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CAP proposals to hit the most productive farms hardest

Horse Transport, Norway

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New scheme will provide €500,000 to improve equine traceability

When cows meet code: BovinePlus bringing beef into the digital age of farming

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When cows meet code: BovinePlus bringing beef into the digital age of farming

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Grant aid available to clear and replant ash forest sites

Brian Reidy

Hazell Mullins, Vet on the Moove

Kieran Coughlan, Farm Finance

Paula Hynes, Hoofing It

Farmer Feeding Cows in a Barn Interior

Kieran Coughlan: Time to cut the bull on nitrates

The problem with the current Nitrate Derogation rules is that the link between the actions that one farmer takes and the nitrate loading in his or her catchment area is insignificant, writes Kieran Coughlan

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

flags of Europe and United States of America next to each other

EU-US trade agreement: The dust has settled, but not everyone is happy

The Department of Agriculture has 'welcomed' the outcome of the tariff agreement this week but industry voices are looking for more clarification

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Wooden Logs with Forest on Background

Forestry and fisheries sectors to get €160m boost under revised development plan

The Department of Agriculture has welcomed the publication of the revised National Development Plan, with plans to invest in fisheries, forestry, harbours, and seafood development

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.

Irish pig prices hold steady amid tight supplies

Ireland’s percentage of the EU price was 102% of the EU average this week

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Meat industry,meats hanging in the cold store. Cattles cut and hanged on hook in a slaughterhouse. Halal cutting.

Beef intake forecast to drop by up to 90,000 head this year

This is Galway Race Week, traditionally a time when many farmers take a few days' holidays, and the factories find it more difficult to maintain intake numbers

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Sheep in pens at Winslow Primestock Show, Buckinghamshire

Tight lamb supplies keep a floor under factory prices

The general base quote is 800c/kg, with the quality assurance bonus adding up to 20c/kg for the qualifying lambs

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Close up of seedlings in crop field

Catch crop scheme offers up to €229/ha to tillage farmers

The minimum eligible area is 0.5 hectares, while the maximum area for payment is 40 hectares

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

EU Flags Flying at the European Commission Building Brussels Belgium

What the proposed CAP changes mean for Irish farmers

Concerns are raised for the proposed absorption of the CAP under the National and Regional Partnerships Plans (NRPP).

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Indoors chicken farm, chicken feeding, farm for growing broiler chickens

Flat-rate Vat removal to cost average broiler farm €12,000 a year

The average overcompensation is around €12,500 per year, if the 560 or so poultry breeding, hatching and rearing farms in Ireland are included

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Aerial view of blue photovoltaic solar panels mounted on farm building roof for producing clean ecological electricity. Producti

TAMS 3 guide: What’s eligible and how to make the most of your grant

The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme grants for farm buildings and equipment includes 12 grant schemes

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Flock of sheep standing on knoll with hill-country behind.

Australia and New Zealand take aim at UK meat market

With Irish herds declining and domestic UK production increasingly constrained, Australian suppliers are establishing themselves as a reliable premium alternative

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Butcher making quality report in slaughterhouse

Factories under pressure as annual cattle kill falls by 8,800 head

All main categories of stock are back by more than 30% on the same week last year, writes Martin Ryan

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Tirlán and ESB partner on 8MW solar farm to power Ballyragget dairy facility

Tirlán and ESB partner on 8MW solar farm to power Ballyragget dairy facility

Tirlán’s 8MW solar farm will supply a third of Ballyragget’s electricity and cut carbon by 2,100 tonnes annually

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Cattle Grazing on the Irish Countryside with an Ocean View.

CAP proposal will downgrade food production, says IFA

Plan to merge the CAP’s current two-pillar structure into one fund

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

'Big battle ahead' on EU supports for farming, IFA warns

'Big battle ahead' on EU supports for farming, IFA warns

Speaking ahead of the publication of the European Commission's proposals for the next EU budget and the next Common Agriculture Policy, IFA president Francie Gorman said what was emerging about how farming will be funded from 2027 was 'very concerning'

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Healy-Rae calls on dairy farmers to focus on work-life balance

Healy-Rae calls on dairy farmers to focus on work-life balance

Farm safety minister was speaking after study among Irish farmers showed 24% reported burnout and 50% experienced sleep issues

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Tractor miniature with coins on fertile soil land

Agricultural output price index up 20.7% in the 12 months to May

Wool has experienced an annual increase of 31.9% after remaining static for 11 months from May 2024 to May 2025.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

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The red tape that stalled farm loans — and the road back for Microfinance Ireland

Microfinance Ireland provides loans from €2,000 up to €50,000 to businesses that do not meet the conventional risk criteria applied by commercial lenders

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Indoors chicken farm, chicken feeding, farm for growing broiler chickens

Is it the thin end of the wedge for flat rate Vat compensation scheme?

It has come to pass in the past week that minister for finance Paschal Donohoe has made the decision to remove the poultry broiler sector from the Vat flat rate addition scheme

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Four little pigs.

Top 25% of pig farms produce 29.3 pigs per sow per year

The data comes from 85 herds with more than 73,000 sows, or 55% of the total Irish sow herd

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Construction Crew Putting Up Framing of New Home

Healy-Rae: Time to use Irish timber for construction

Report sets out priority research and development actions to support greater use of timber in construction, sustainable building, and carbon reduction

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Close-up of people using a machine to milk the goats at the farm

EU gives Irish dairy high marks, but goat ID and cold store gaps need action

In Ireland, to evaluate official controls and enforcement of EU requirements, the auditors met with FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Ireland) and DAFM officials centrally and at three DAFM Regional Veterinary Offices

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Farmers win 43% of appeals to Agriculture Appeals Office in 2024

Farmers win 43% of appeals to Agriculture Appeals Office in 2024

The decision of an Appeals Officer is final, but either the DAFM or the appellant may seek a review of the decision

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Photograph by David Ruffles

Fall in sheep slaughter numbers reflect 'worsening situation' in sheep farming, ICSA says

Sheep slaughterings fell by 16.4% in the first five months of the year, CSO data shows

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

Storm-hit forest owners left exposed by flawed insurance system

Storm-hit forest owners left exposed by flawed insurance system

The Dáil heard that minister Healy-Rae had talked about a reconstitution grant for windblown timber

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

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