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business

Tullamore D.E.W. returns to birthplace

The owners of Tullamore D.E.W. whiskey are confident the product’s return to its Offaly birthplace, after 60 years, can provide the launch pad to sustained global growth.

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€50m injection into health research

Horse meat firms may face action

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Horse meat firms may face action

farming

Newmarket Co-op set for €16.5m expansion

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Business as usual for Ireland despite foot and mouth crisis

business

Saudi beef market to reopen

Bilateral agreements ‘dangerous’

AS the multilateral world trade talks remain stalled, a former head of the World Trade Organisation has warned that bilateral agreements which are being negotiated between countries are a “dangerous phenomenon”.

Wed, 02 May, 2007

New legislation for animal dealers

REVISED legislation for dealers in cattle and pigs were announced by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan yesterday.

Thu, 12 Apr, 2007

Electro-immobilisation ban on June 1

A BAN on the continued use of electro-immobilisation to control aggressive farm animals for veterinary treatment is due to come into effect as planned on June 1.

Tue, 20 Mar, 2007

EU sheep meat decline may lift prices

A PREDICTED continued decline in sheep meat supplies across the European Union should help to underpin prices in the future, Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan said yesterday.

Fri, 02 Mar, 2007

Swamp fever outbreak believed under control

THERE is a growing confidence that the outbreak of swamp fever, which seriously threatened our multi-billion-euro bloodstock industry, has been contained.

Thu, 01 Mar, 2007

Fruit deficit in organic food supply

THE main deficits in the supply of Irish-produced organic food are in fruit and vegetables and in cereals, according to Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan.

Sat, 24 Feb, 2007

All-island bid to keep bird flu out of Ireland

THE battle to keep bird flu out of Ireland is being tackled on a north-south basis.

Wed, 07 Feb, 2007

Consumers assured poultry is safe to buy

CONSUMERS were last night told they could keep on eating chicken and turkey as normal.

Tue, 06 Feb, 2007

Farmers gather for €320m farm machinery industry expo

THE €320 million farm machinery industry is in buoyant mood as it braces itself for a three-day shop-window exhibition.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2007

120m litres of milk quota traded

SOME 120 million litres of milk quota were traded in the first ever quota trading scheme, it was announced yesterday.

Thu, 01 Feb, 2007

Plans for €500m sugar site faces delay

GREENCORE’S plans to develop a €500 million project on the site of the former Mallow Sugar Factory could be delayed.

Wed, 17 Jan, 2007

€93m for food research projects in Ireland

FOOD research projects have been aided with €93 million from the National Development Plan 2000-2006, following Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan’s approval of the final tranche of grant assistance of €31 million for 57 projects.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2007

Minister reveals animal welfare grants

THE months after Christmas are sadly the busiest time for animal welfare organisations.

Sat, 23 Dec, 2006

Call for Government to act over ban

PRESSURE mounted on the Government yesterday to protect the country’s €40 million beef export trade with Russia.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2006

Rising water charges to hit farmers in the pocket, warns Fine Gael

RISING water charges will hit farmers hard, especially those whose land is fragmented, warns Fine Gael Agriculture and Food spokesperson, Denis Naughten, TD.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2006

ICSA to become a social partner

THE Government is to invite the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association to become a social partner.

Fri, 08 Dec, 2006

Farm inspections campaign continues

THE campaign by members of the Irish Farmers Association in not allowing on-farm access to Department of Agriculture and Food officials for unannounced inspections continued yesterday.

Thu, 30 Nov, 2006

Farming sector set for €6.8bn boost

THE Government yesterday announced a whopping €6.8 billion package for the farming sector over the next seven years, a move which will ensure their participation in the social partnership process.

Fri, 20 Oct, 2006

New milk quota trading system revealed

A NEW milk quota trading system was announced by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan at the ploughing championships in Grangeford, Co Carlow yesterday.

Thu, 28 Sep, 2006

New energy crop incentive for farmers

A MAJOR boost for the growing of energy crops was announced by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel at Killybegs, Co Donegal, yesterday.

Sat, 23 Sep, 2006

Coughlan confirms four new cases of swamp fever detected in horses

FOUR more cases of swamp fever have been detected in horses this week, Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan confirmed yesterday.

Sat, 09 Sep, 2006

Marts ‘threatened by road rules’

NEW animal transport rules, due to be introduced in the near future, will threaten the viability of local livestock marts, Fine Gael claimed yesterday.

Tue, 29 Aug, 2006

Biotechnology will benefit farmers

DEVELOPMENTS in biotechnology have the potential to benefit Irish farmers by up to €250 million annually within the next 20 years, according to Professor Jimmy Burke, Head of Teagasc Crops Research Centre in Oak Park, Carlow.

Fri, 11 Aug, 2006

Progress made in milk quota talks

SUBSTANTIAL progress has been made in consultations with stakeholders on the future of milk quota policy, Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan announced yesterday.

Thu, 27 Jul, 2006

Farmers enticed to join beef scheme

A NATIONAL campaign has been launched by Bord Bia to entice more farmers to join its quality beef assurance scheme.

Thu, 22 Jun, 2006

Policy of culling entire herd following BSE outbreaks is dropped

THE compulsory depopulation of entire cattle herds in which BSE is confirmed is to be discontinued.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

Macra hits out at quota trading plan

THE open trading of milk quota would not improve competitiveness in the dairy sector, Macra na Feirme claimed in response to the 2015 agri-vision action plan launched by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2006

Mixed reaction to open-market quota system

THERE has been a mixed initial reaction to the announcement by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan that she intends to move to a more open-market system of transferring milk quotas.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2006

Fears grow for €140m sugar industry

FEARS are growing for the future of the country’s €140m sugar industry, which involves over 256 jobs and 3,700 beet growers, as well as road haulage contractors and other service providers.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2006

Glanbia welcome milk quota move

GLANBIA yesterday welcomed the announcement by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan that she intends to introduce a new market-led system of milk quota management.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2006

Factory jobs depend on farmers’ decision on beet

SIPTU has called on the country’s 3,700 beet farmers to respond positively to a request from Greencore to grow a crop for this season’s sugar campaign — and to sustain the Irish sugar industry for the foreseeable future.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2006

Labour calls for bird flu expert as viral fears grow

THE appointment of a bird flu expert in Ireland was sought yesterday as the EU braced itself for a likely spread of the lethal virus.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2006

REPS farms must cut back from full stock rate

FULLY stocked REPS farmers must reduce their nitrogen fertilisation from 3.78 bags of CAN to 2.33 bags per acre, to comply with the new Nitrates Regulations which take effect from February 1.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2006

IFA: Compensation for beet growers only

BEET growers and not Greencore must be allocated the European Union compensation package for the loss of the sugar sector, the new president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) insisted yesterday.

Wed, 18 Jan, 2006

IFA chief warns Taoiseach: don’t take us for granted

THE new president of the Irish Farmers Association had a blunt message for Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday on social partnership - “don’t take us for granted.”

Wed, 18 Jan, 2006

Brussels to launch bio-fuels initiative

BRUSSELS has confirmed that a new European Commission initiative on bio-fuels is due out next month.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2006

‘Cattle still being smuggled over Border’

CATTLE are still being smuggled into the State from across the Border in Northern Ireland, the Green Party leader Trevor Sargent has claimed.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2006

Ireland ready to taste success in emerging Chinese market

CHINA will be the focus of intensified efforts in 2006 to open up new markets for Irish food and drink.

Wed, 04 Jan, 2006

ICSA calls for review of regulations imposed during-foot-and-mouth crisis

THE Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) yesterday called on Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan to revisit the rules imposed on farmers and agricultural production at the time of the foot-and-mouth crisis.

Sat, 24 Dec, 2005

Marts oppose export refunds move

THE country’s livestock marts have voiced strong opposition to the European Commission’s proposal to end all export refunds on live animals.

Fri, 23 Dec, 2005

Live cattle refunds move opposed

THE stated intention of the European Commission immediately to eliminate refunds for all EU exports of live cattle is being opposed by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2005

2007 deadline for pig producers

OCTOBER 2007 is the new deadline for the country's biggest pig producers to comply with the Nitrates Regulations which were signed into law by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government at the weekend.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2005

Farm supports central issue at Hong Kong talks

THE thorny issue of farm supports will again be the focal issue of the world trade talks at a crucial ministerial meeting which begins in Hong Kong today.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2005

Value of horticulture is highlighted

THE important role that the horticulture sector plays in the economy in terms of employment and foreign trade was spelled out by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan yesterday.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2005