Agriculture

May 17th, 2012

Minister of State McEntee welcomes initiative to improve the quality of future broadleaf forests

Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has welcomed an initiative to further develop and improve the…

May 14th, 2012

Coveney achieves major breakthrough in preventing privatisation of fish quotas

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. at today’s EU Fisheries Council welcomed the Danish Presidency proposal which…

May 14th, 2012

International bat experts gather in Dublin Castle

Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will, on Tuesday 15 May 2012, open the first Eurobats Advisory Committee Meeting to…

May 11th, 2012

MINISTER COVENEY ANNOUNCES ‘FARMERS’ MARKET GOOD PRACTICE STANDARD’ AWARDS FOR 2012

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD this week announced the awarding to three markets of the Farmers’ Markets Good Practice Standard…

May 11th, 2012

McENTEE WELCOMES SEMINAR ON INNOVATION IN WOOD USAGE, DESIGN AND CARE

Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for forestry, today opened a seminar entitled ‘Wood for All Seasons’ dealing with the…

May 10th, 2012

Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny, T.D., at the opening of the Teagasc Food Industry Innovation & Technology Programme

I am delighted to be here today to officially launch the Teagasc Technology and Knowledge Transfer Strategy for the Food Industry and to open the Food Innovation Gateways Exhibition…

May 9th, 2012

MINISTER COVENEY REMINDS FARMERS THAT THE CLOSING DATE UNDER THE 2012 SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME IS TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012 AND WELCOMES INCREASED USE OF INET

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, today reminded farmers that the closing date for receipt of applications under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme is Tuesday 15 May…

May 8th, 2012

MINISTER MCENTEE URGES RURAL BUSINESSES TO THINK BIG, ACT SMART, AND EMBRACE INNOVATION IN ALL ITS GUISES

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Shane McEntee TD, today urged all entrepreneurs in rural areas to think big, act smart, and embrace innovation in all its…

May 6th, 2012

MCENTEE LAUNCHES AGRI-AWARE FARM AND COUNTRYSIDE SAFETY INITIATIVE

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Shane McEntee TD, has launched the Agri Aware Farm and Countryside Safety initiative at Dublin Zoo…

May 4th, 2012

Minister McEntee launches sheep 2012 and new Teagasc sheep manual

Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, today officially launched Sheep 2012 and the sheep…

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