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New EIPs to open on generational renewal and digital tech
Oct 8, 2024 · Ministers at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have announced calls for two new European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs), on generational renewal and digital technologies. The calls were opened by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett.
Reminder: Closing dates for fertiliser, slurry and dung
Sep 7, 2024 · The opening date for the hedge cutting season was Sunday, September 1 and will close on Friday, February 28 (2025). Tranche four of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme III (TAMS 3) closed for applications yesterday, Friday, September 6, 2024 and Tranche 5 will close on Friday, December 6, 2024. Farmers participating in the Suckler ...
Autumn calving: Looking after the freshly calved cow
Oct 6, 2024 · Total dairy intake will be around 11-12kg in the days after calving, rising steadily by 1.0 to1.2kg/week for around a month after calving. After the first month, intake will rise by 0.5kg/week until peak at eight to 10 weeks post-calving. Milk yield rises faster than the cows’ intake after calving, which results in the cow losing body ...
DAFM clarifies eligibility criteria for rare breeds in ACRES
Oct 14, 2024 · The department also clarified the eligibility criteria for animals within each species of the ACRES rare breeds measure. The eligibility criteria for bovines are as follows: All registered females over six months; All registered bulls between six months and two years; All registered bulls greater than two years of age, up to a maximum of one ...
Sheep marts: Better trade seen across the country for lambs
Oct 12, 2024 · At Ennis Mart on Monday, October 7, there was a slightly bigger sheep sale with 486 on offer. The trade was reportedly “a shade better” for both stores and fleshed lambs and the better cull ewes also improved somewhat, with these making over €2/kg. Lambs: Seven weighing 53.5kg – €192 – €3.59/kg; Eight weighing 53kg – €188 ...
ACRES: Apply now for 2024 Non-Productive Investments
October 24, 2024 6:00 am. ACRES Cooperation Project (CP) farmers, in both Tranche 1 and Tranche 2, can now apply for Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) through their ACRES advisor, as part of their ACRES contract. Completing approved NPIs allows you to add to your ACRES payment by up to a maximum of €17,500 over the five-year period of your ...
New project to pay farmers for biodiversity actions
October 22, 2024 9:27 am. Farmers are to be encouraged to develop more biodiversity through wildlife ponds, hedgerows, woodlands and species-rich grasslands as part of new €1.3 million initiative called ‘Project ReFarm’. Representing a partnership between biodiversity advocate research teams at Trinity College Dublin, philanthropists and ...
ACRES general actions: Full list and payment rates
August 11, 2022 1:27 pm. Key details of the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) have been released in the last week by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. These include the payment rates for the various general actions that can be taken under the scheme. All farmers in the scheme will be able to pick from among these ...