Greater nitrogen use efficiency, and trailing shoe slurry application, will be introduced this month on more intensive farms, according to Agriculture Minister Michael Creed.

Angry farmers have this evening said they will not end their protest until they secure a meeting with Agriculture Minister Michael Creed.

The new Agricultural Science Degree at University College Cork, delivered in collaboration with Teagasc, was launched by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed last week.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has welcomed the decision by the final beef blockade to stand down its protest after repeated Government warnings a failure to end the dispute could risk the future of the entire industry.

Time is running out for early-stage female business entrepreneurs in rural areas to apply for the fifth annual Acorns business support initiative.

The Government has warned protesting beef farmers the future of their industry is “hanging in the balance”, insisting they will cause “irreversible damage” to their families and livelihoods if they refuse to end their stand-off with the State.

Kepak’s announcement came as protesters were urged to call off the demonstrations at factory gates that has hit beef production.

Government ministers take issue with Higgins over ‘political matters’

Beef Plan is urging the Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to immediately reconvene talks to resolve the ongoing dispute - but without meat factories.

Efforts by Ireland and other EU countries to find new dairy product export destinations are threatened by the Indonesian government’s proposal to increase import tariffs.

THE €100m Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) will open for applications on Monday and close on September 8.

Protestors are calling on the organisers of this weekend’s Tullamore Show in Co Offaly, to withdraw its invitation to Agriculture Minister Michael Creed over an ongoing dispute over the price of beef paid to farmers.

A €100m fund for beef farmers experiencing difficulties as a result of Brexit has been dismissed as inadequate by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).

The fifth Farm Safety Week, which is being run in Ireland by the Irish Farmers Association, began yesterday with an appeal from Agriculture Minister Michael Creed for continued awareness by all involved in the industry.

Distance in today’s world erects no barriers to the spread of contagion, which is why Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association have issued warnings about the westward path of African swine fever, an infection that threatens no harm to humans but which kills pigs and wild boar.

Chinese authorities have agreed an accelerated process for the inspection and registration of more Irish beef plants, due to take place in August.

The €3bn State investment in the controversial National Broadband Plan has been labelled “the worst deal ever seen” after it emerged that the private operator chosen to deliver it will only invest €200m equity in it.

Jokes about the smell of bull were flying as farmers brought a prize Angus bull to their protest outside the Cabinet meeting in Cork.

Glenbeg Lake in Co Cork’s Beara peninsula, has one of the country’s largest identified remaining Pearl Mussel populations.

The Taoiseach brought forward his departure to last night to avoid being in the air when the crucial votes in the House of Commons take place tonight but is taking a personal day in the States before his formal programme commences.

Townlands eligible up to now for areas of natural constraints (ANC) payments will remain eligible in the new scheme next year in about 98% of cases, said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed yesterday.

The next low-cost farmer loan scheme will be focused on long-term capital investment and finance, unlike the previous cash flow scheme.

The Department of Agriculture is planning to undertake a study to establish the prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis infection in the national cattle herd, revealed Agriculture Minister Michael Creed in the Dáil last week.

The National Lottery has been cast as villain and benefactor, since its inception in 1987.

The launch of Ireland’s best-known food brand in the world’s 11th largest economy boosted last week’s Irish trade mission to South Korea and Japan, led by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and Bord Bia Chief Executive Tara McCarthy.

The winning exhibitors in the main championships at the 2017 Tullamore Show & AIB National Livestock Show were as follows.

THE beef and livestock sector is the very heartbeat of rural Ireland and must be defended and secured in the face of major challenges.

The Department of Education’s €23m purchase of a former greyhound track depends on the site’s planning status being changed by the local council to allow the construction of schools.

The newly elected president of Macra na Feirme, James Healy, has called on Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to put together a package of measures and incentives “specifically for young farmers including further access to low cost credit to help ensure they can continue to grow and expand their agriculture enterprises despite the current volatility and be ready for the post-Brexit era”.

Banker Nick Ashmore has praised the agriculture community for being “incredibly financially savvy and interest rate sensitive”.

The annual but illegal gorse burning season is upon us.

Egg sales have not been significantly affected by bird flu restrictions, according to Agriculture Minister Michael Creed.

Beekeepers and environmentalists globally are increasingly concerned about the threat posed to honey bees and other important pollinators by insecticides.

The country’s biggest two day agricultural show in Charleville will feature an attempt this weekend to set a new Guinness world record for sheaf tossing.