The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports were almost €16.3 billion in 2023, according to Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report 2023/24, which was launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue confirmed that payments under the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (NDBWS) have commenced.
On 21 September, at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Minister of State with responsibility for Farm Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, announced the launch of 11 calving simulators and 11 injecting simulators for use in Teagasc agricultural colleges and research and innovation centres.