Person: Agriculture Minister of State

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Quality focus key to broadleaf profits

Quality should be one of the key objectives in broadleaf management, forestry owners were told at a hardwood marketing event hosted by Teagasc. 

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Doyle cautions landowners on seasonal risk of wildfires

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€26.8m rollout of forestry payments

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Andrew Doyle: Horticulture worth €400m

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‘Perfect’ plant washing routine, say judges

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Irish seafood has potential to hit €2bn exports by 2025

€4.5m scheme to fund horticulture projects

Food producers have until January 23 to apply for grants to support capital investments as part of a €4.5m scheme for the commercial horticulture sector announced yesterday by Agriculture Minister of State, Tom Hayes.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2014

Artificial insemination firm opens extension to bull stud near Thurles

Artificial insemination firm Dovea Genetics has opened a new extension to the Dovea Genetics Bull Stud near Thurles, Co Tipperary.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2014

Agri-food’s glowing report card

While the pain of the ongoing downturn is still evident in every sector of the economy, most farmers can take heart from the positive signs on their immediate horizon.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2014

Agri Aware encourages primary school pupils to ‘Dig In’ to farm life

Primary level students are invited to learn about life on the farm as part of the new “Dig In” initiative from Agri Aware.

Fri, 25 Oct, 2013

Global research ‘vital’ to ensure food security and to fight climate change

International research collaboration is vital to help scientists achieve global food security and combat climate change, say the hosts of yesterday’s Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture conference in University College Dublin.

Tue, 25 Jun, 2013

Global food buyers ‘react positively’ to Bord Bia sustainability programme

Global food buyers are reacting very positively to Origin Green, Bord Bia’s new sustainability development programme for the €8.85bn Irish food and drink export industry.

Tue, 23 Oct, 2012

McEntee tells global conference of need for gender equality in farming

GENDER equality in farming will play a key role in the long-term global fight against hunger, Agriculture Minister of State Shane McEntee told the Conference of the UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO) in Rome yesterday.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2011

Horticulture group calls for lower wage structures and stricter rules

A COMMITTEE representing horticulture industry stakeholders is calling for the abolition of joint labour committee (JLC) wage structures, a statutory retail code of practice and the retention of state grants for the sector.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2011