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  • €28m suckler scheme to open shortly with bluetongue vaccine option
  • Explainer: How to secure the max €3,375 payment in new suckler scheme
  • Rise in farm payment schemes to tackle fodder shortages

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

€28m suckler scheme to open shortly with bluetongue vaccine option

The 2026 Beef Welfare Scheme (BWS) worth €28 million will open this week for applications. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has confirmed that that this...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Explainer: How to secure the max €3,375 payment in new suckler scheme

The new suckler scheme, the 2026 Beef Welfare Scheme (BWS), opened for applications earlier this week. This year’s scheme is very similar in structure to last year’s edition. Up to...

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rte.ie /2 weeks ago

Rise in farm payment schemes to tackle fodder shortages

Payments given to farmers under a number of schemes will see an increase from 70% to 75% as part of a plan to alleviate the effects of fodder shortages.

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Bull beef and suckler update from Monaghan ABP Monitor Farm

Spring-2025-born bull calves have nearly all been finished from Wesley Browne’s 85-cow suckler herd in Co. Monaghan. This spring’s calves will be introduced to creep feed from next...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Over 1,100 farmers apply for badger biosecurity scheme

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that over 1,100 applications have been submitted for the On-Farm Badger Biosecurity Scheme. The scheme, part...

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agriland.ie /4 weeks ago

Irish-led project aims to transform dairy-beef farming

Teagasc is to play a leading role in a major European drive to help family farms get more from grass-fed dairy-beef. The national body is spearheading a new “Better-Calf” project,...

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businessgreen.com /1 month ago

Tesco strengthens Sustainable Beef Group with new long-term contracts

Farmers in the Group will earn an additional amount per kilograms by meeting a new set of standards focused on quality, breeding, animal health and welfare, and sustainability

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

UK market data on consumer awareness of different beef breeds

Named beef breeds, including Angus, Wagyu, Hereford and Native Breed, accounted for 2.6% of all retail beef sales in the UK over the past year, equivalent to 15,700t. This is accor...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

‘Urgent’ DAFM meeting sought on welfare, traceability protocols

The Irish Farming Association (IFA) has called for an urgent meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to discuss welfare and traceability protocols. I...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Beef Plan: Subsidised holiday pay ‘bottom of priority list’ for farmers

The Beef Plan Movement’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) committee has outlined concerns regarding the principle of subsidising holiday pay for farmers through CAP funding. Beef P...

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agriland.ie /18 hours ago

Bord Bia plans ‘new approach’ for farm audits and QA standard update

Bord Bia has confirmed plans are in place to update its Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) for beef and sheep farmers. The food board is also planning to take a “ne...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

16 animal welfare hotline complaints triggered by cattle cull video

16 complaints were made to the Animal Welfare Hotline operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) following the online publication of a video showing catt...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

IFA meets DAFM on welfare and traceability after video controversy

A delegation from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has met with officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) on livestock welfare and traceability i...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Questions ‘need to be answered’ about animal welfare enforcement

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that questions need to be answered in relation to the handling of animal welfare cases by the Department of Agricult...

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agriland.ie /2 days ago

Buyer of 400,000 calves confirms move to trial ‘Rose beef’ production in Ireland

Agriland can reveal a new industry-led project involving approximately 700 dairy-beef calves is currently underway in Ireland. The project has been underway since spring 2026 and i...

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rte.ie /11 hours ago

IFA wants Brazilian beef recalled from cold stores

The Irish Farmers' Association has delivered letters to Bord Bia, the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture in a bid to have any supplies of Brazilian beef in cold...

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agriland.ie /1 day ago

Ireland’s leading beef producers take centre stage at ICBF awards

Twenty-six of Ireland’s top-performing beef producers were recognised today (Tuesday, September 8) at the inaugural ICBF Beef Quality Awards. The awards were held in conjunction wi...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

£16.6m genotyping scheme launches next month for NI farmers

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that the Bovine Genetics Genotyping Scheme will open on September 1. The scheme will provide fina...

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beefmagazine.com /1 week ago

USDA announces Ranchers First Initiative

New package of actions build on 2026 Plan to Fortify the American Beef Industry.

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Bord Bia targets younger shoppers in new domestic beef campaign

Bord Bia has launched its first consumer campaign in Ireland since 2020 to promote increased sales of Quality Assured beef. According to Bord Bia, some of Ireland’s key export mark...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

How many beef farmers signed up to AgNav ahead of factory pricing changes?

Beef farmers aiming to get the maximum available breed bonus on their prime Angus and Hereford cattle will be required to have signed up to the sustainability platform AgNav from n...

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zootecnicainternational.com /3 weeks ago

Sustainable animal welfare implementation for more efficient poultry farming

Over the last decades, there have been increasing attempts to implement animal welfare standards within the food production systems, aiming to prevent unnecessary suffering for ani...

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agriland.ie /5 days ago

Call for ‘rigorous verification’ before Brazilian beef imports resume

Macra said the suspension of Brazilian beef, poultry and other animal product imports into the EU is “a significant step towards protecting a level playing field for Irish and Euro...

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rte.ie /6 days ago

EU ban on Brazilian beef 'very significant decision'

The IFA has said the EU ban on Brazilian beef and other animal products should reassure consumers that standards are being upheld.

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