Threatened Plant of the Year 2022 competition launched this spring
Plant Heritage’s annual search for rare plants begins, with the winner crowned at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival this summer.
This spring, the search...
Part-Time Farmers Deserve More Respect, says Minister Hackett
Part-time farmers should be held in higher regard than they are, according to Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture,...
Entry open for AIPH World Green City Awards
AIPH is the world’s champion for the power of plants. The inaugural edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 recognises city-led initiatives relying...
Community-led rhododendron control project launched by Ministers Noonan and O’Brien
A Community-led project in southwest Mayo will develop and test best practice methods in eradicating Rhododendron.
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform at...
Minister launches tender process for co-operation projects in new €1.5bn agri-environmental scheme
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. today announced the launch of a tender process for the management of co-operation...
UK News: Applications for the Landscape Recovery scheme now open
Land managers and farmers can apply for funding from the Landscape Recovery scheme for wildlife and river projects.
Farmers and landowners will be able to...
Minister participates in Agricultural Ministers Conference as part of the Global Forum for Food...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, participated in the Agricultural Ministers Conference as part of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.
The...
Minister views benefits of early thinning during farm forest visit
During a recent visit to the farm forest site of Ivor Clegg outside Portlaoise, organised by the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA), Minister Hackett saw...
Minister opens public consultation on national Food Waste Prevention Roadmap
Minister McConalogue today welcomed the publication of the launch of a public consultation on Ireland’s draft National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap.
The Food and...
Minister Hackett to reopen Organic Farming Scheme
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett today announced that she intends to reopen the...
