County Clare farmers affected by recent serious flooding have until the end of this week to submit applications for assistance under the Aid Scheme for Damaged Fodder, Junior Agriculture Minister Tony Killeen has confirmed.
According to the Clare Fianna Fail Deputy: “The Department of Agriculture has extended the closing date by one week, to 18 December [...]
Junior Agriculture Minister, Tony Killeen, T.D., has welcomed the allocation of milk quota to a major research project aimed at the development of profitable, expanding dairy farms as the sector moves towards quota abolition.
The project is being undertaken by Teagasc’s Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, located near Fermoy in Co Cork, in collaboration with Glanbia, [...]
The Government’s Budget for 2010 has provided clear assurances that farmers’ livelihoods and the agri-food sector will be protected, according to Clare Junior Agriculture Minister Tony Killeen, T.D.
Reacting to Wednesday’s Budget, Minister of State Killeen noted that it protected the vital agricultural schemes and that a new agri-environment scheme would be launched next year.
He said: [...]
Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has confirmed that special payments to eligible farmers under the new Upland Sheep Payment Scheme have commenced.
Minister Killeen confirmed that he expected that Upland Sheep Payment Scheme payments worth in the region of 5 million euro would be made by the [...]
Junior Agriculture Minister Tony Killeen T.D. said this week that the Suckler Welfare Scheme will continue in 2010 at the rate of 40 euro per animal and that payment will issue early in the New Year in respect of the 2009 Scheme year.
The Clare Fianna Fail Deputy reminded all Clare farmers in the Scheme of [...]
Mr. Tony Killeen, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has reminded the equine industry in County Clare of the new requirements on equine identification that will come into force from 1 July 2009.
Mr. Tony Killeen, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, today welcomed the election of Sharon Murphy of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as Chairperson of the Food Aid Committee.
Junior Agriculture Minister Tony Killeen T.D. said that the Irish Government is continuing to pursue the reopening of the Indonesian market to Irish beef exports.
Thursday, 09 April 2009 – Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. Tony Killeen, T.D., has confirmed that his Department’s contribution to the Fallen Animals Scheme will cease with effect from next Tuesday 14th April 2009.
Thursday, 09 April 2009 – Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. Tony Killeen, T.D., has reminded Clare farmers that the deadline for applying for a Nitrates Derogation has been extended to 15 May 2009.
