Aisling O'Brien

Munster

Senior News Journalist at AgriLand

Share life with a beagle, horse, cat and three ducks and three hens in the Kingdom. Senior News Journalist with @AgrilandIreland *All opinions are my own*

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Watch: Healy-Rae hoping effect of GAEC 2 will be 'minimal'

6 days ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Michael Healy-Rae said he hopes the impact of the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition on the protection of peatlands and wetlands (GAEC 2) on farmers will be “minimal”. The minister made the comments during a farm walk organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in Co. Kerry this week.
Watch: Strong demand for BISS farmer clinic in Kerry

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently running a series of in-person clinics to help farmers in making online applications for Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes. In 2024, almost 1,400 farmers attended the in-person clinics across the country and indications are that demand is strong again this year. There was a steady stream of farmers when the department staff arrived in Co. Kerry yesterday morning (Wednesday, April 16).
Met Éireann issues rain warnings for more counties

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

Met Éireann has today (Thursday, April 17) issued further Status Yellow weather warnings for rainfall which will impact multiple counties. The national forecaster has issued a warning for Galway and Mayo for spells of rain which may be heavy at times and will bring a risk of localised flooding to some parts.
Mayo County Council grants planning for anaerobic digestion plant

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

Mayo County Council has granted planning permission, subject to conditions, for an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant near Ballinrobe. The planning application was submitted by local pig farmer John Sheridan and Nephin Renewable Gas – Ballinrobe Limited in July 2024. The proposed AD plant on a site of approximately 4.4ha will take in 90,000 tonnes of locally sourced manure/slurry, whole crop silage and other organic material to produce biomethane.
Arla Foods to offer skim milk powder on GDT Pulse

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has confirmed that Arla Foods will begin offering European-sourced skim milk powder (SMP) on the GDT Pulse platform from next month. Launched in August 2022 by GDT and Fonterra, GDT Pulse is a pilot service offering shorter, more frequent online auctions to complement GDT events. These auctions typically last 10–20 minutes and provide additional price discovery for core dairy commodities. Fonterra currently offers SMP, whole milk powder (WMP) regular and instant.
Watch: Healy-Rae says ACRES scoring may need overhaul

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Michael Healy-Rae has said that the scoring system for the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) may need to be “overhauled”. ACRES is a major part of Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan and has over 50,000 participating farmers. However, the €1.5 billion agri-environmental scheme has been the subject of repeated criticism due to long delays with payments being issued to farmers.
'Further simplifications' on EU Deforestation Regulation

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

The European Commission has said it is providing “further simplifications and reducing the administrative burden” to facilitate the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The commission has published new guidance documents ahead of the regulation coming into force at the end of this year for member states, operators and traders.
€2.5m issued to farmers in scheme payments last week - DAFM

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued over €2.5 million in scheme payments to farmers last week. The latest data, published by the department, shows that €1.1 million of that total was paid out under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS). Just over €1 million was issued under TAMS 3 last week, while a further €31,600 was approved under TAMS 2. €56.8 million has now been paid out to date under TAMS 3 across 6,425 claims.
Gardaí: Teenager dies after collision involving tractor in Leitrim

1 week ago | agriland.ie | Aisling O'Brien

Gardaí have confirmed that a teenager has died following a road traffic collision involving a tractor in Co. Leitrim today (Tuesday, April 15). The fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision happened at Aghavilla, Carrigallen at approximately 3:10p.m.A male passenger of the tractor, aged in his late teens, was later pronounced deceased at the scene.
NZ farmers ‘on track’ to meet methane emissions reduction targets

1 week ago | agriland.co.uk | Aisling O'Brien

New Zealand farmers are on track to meet the target of a 10% reduction in biogenic methane emissions by 2030, the country’s Agriculture Minister Todd McClay said. The comments come as new figures released today (Tuesday, April 15) show there was a further 2% drop in New Zealand’s agricultural emissions in 2023. New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2023) is the official annual report of all emissions and removals of greenhouse gases (GHG) from human activities in the country.