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Stella Meehan

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  • 4 days ago | agriland.ie | Stella Meehan

    Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, and Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, today (Tuesday, June 24) announced a new €7 million open call for project proposals to support nature. It comes under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) measure of Ireland’s CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) Strategic Plan. The theme for this call is to support nature in an arable environment along the coast from south Cork to Wexford.

  • 5 days ago | agriland.ie | Stella Meehan

    The Good Food Ireland Awards 2025 in association with FBD Insurance, were officially launched this week at The Merrion Hotel, Dublin. It was announced that the highly anticipated Food Lovers’ Choice Award category is now open for applications and public nominations. The gala awards ceremony will be held at the host partner venue, The K Club in Co. Kildare on Monday, November 10, 2025.

  • 5 days ago | agriland.ie | Stella Meehan

    Producer prices for food products increased by 6.3% in the 12 months to May 2025, while the ‘Food Products, Beverages & Tobacco Index’ was up by 5.1%. That’s according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published today (Monday, June 23). Some of the most notable changes in producer prices for food products over the 12 months to May 2025 were: dairy products (+22%); meat and meat products (+7.9%); vegetables and animal oils and fats (-16.2%).

  • 5 days ago | agriland.ie | Stella Meehan

    Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir has announced the new Farming with Nature Transition Scheme is open for applications. The scheme forms part of the Farming with Nature package within the Sustainable Agriculture Programme and aims to support biodiversity on farms by funding a range of environmental actions. Minister Muir said: “I’m delighted to announce the opening of the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme.

  • 5 days ago | agriland.ie | Stella Meehan

    EU-funded subsidies in Ireland rose by €194 million euro in 2023, a rise of 144% on the figure for 2022, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Agri-environment schemes, such as Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) or Eco-scheme. which are mainly EU funded, were said to be the “main factor” in the increase. The largest rise in subsidies was in biodiversity protection, which went up €257 million, or 123%, from €209 million in 2022 to €465 million in 2023.

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Stella Meehan @stellameehan
26 May 25

RT @AgriGuild: An engaging afternoon spent speaking to students from @UniversityofIl about the history and relevance of the Agri Guild @ucd…

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Stella Meehan @stellameehan
18 Mar 25

RT @AgriGuild: This event organised by AgriGuild NI section on AI & journalism should prove interesting & informative, please RSVP to atten…

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Stella Meehan @stellameehan
8 Mar 25

Happy International Womens Day! I work with many exceptional women and am lucky to have had so many fantastic female mentors down through the years within my family, friends and career. Kudos to the men too who appreciate the unique vision women often bring to the table 👌🏻