Phase 3 of soil sampling scheme opens

The third phase of the programme has the potential to take an estimated 40,000 additional samples from farms all over the country.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, today announced the opening of Phase 3 of the Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme for applications.
It follows the recent Budget 2025 announcement, with this phase of the programme having the potential to take an estimated 40,000 additional samples from farms all over the country.