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Farming News - Latest Farming News
Written by Cian Mac Sweeny
Friday, 08 January 2010
Reacting to remarks made by Hilary Benn, UK Secretary Of State For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs on the new UK Food Strategy, the IFA said that Irish agriculture has a major role in contributing to UK and EU food security.
Read more... [Irish Role In Food Security]

Farming News - Latest Farming News
Written by Cian Mac Sweeny
Thursday, 07 January 2010
Trevor Sargent, Minister of Horticulture & Food, has announced the re-launch of the Organic Farming Scheme. Farmers can now apply for support under this scheme and for grants under both the On-Farm and Off-Farm Schemes for the Development of the Organic Sector. Minister Sargent said that despite the budgetary constraints the funding at hand is still sufficient to ensure that the Programme for Government target to convert a minimum 5 per of acreage to organic farmland by 2012 can re-realised.
Read more... [Organic Farming Scheme Re-launch]

Farming News - Latest Farming News
Written by Cian Mac Sweeny
Wednesday, 06 January 2010
The IFA have called on Environment Minister John Gormley, National Roads Authority Chief Fred Barry and the County and City Managers Associations to come forward with a plan for snow clearing and salting to rectify the inadequate response to the cold weather.
Read more... [Call For Road Clearing Plan]