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Agri-food processors among EPA’s most inspected sites in 2023
Noel Bardon
Dairy co-ops and food processors featured in the EPA's list of the sites on which it carried out the highest number of inspections in 2023.
25 March 2024 News
Mouse, bone and worms found in food among complaints made to FSAI
Almost 60% of complaints made to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland last year related to poor hygiene and food being unfit for consumption.
22 March 2024 News
ICMSA calls for fodder support scheme 2024
The ICMSA president also called for inspections to be “put aside” for now in recognition of the difficult weather farmers are dealing with.
News Podcast: Farm inspection exemptions, politics and FBD overcharges
We discuss who will be exempt from farm inspections as well as refunds given to farmer customers of FBD following an overcharge on their farm insurance.
22 March 2024 News
Exclusive: small farms to be exempt from CAP inspections
Some counties will see over one in every four of their farmers exempted from CAP inspections and penalties.
20 March 2024 News
Weather woes - watch out for your neighbours
It’s the small things that can get farmers down at this time of the year so what might seem like an inconsequential happening could be the tin hat on many other problems.
20 March 2024 Viewpoints
Plans to exempt 28,000 farmers from inspections
Significant flexibilities from calendar farming are proposed for tillage farmers.
20 March 2024 News
30% of farms inspected in 2023 breached nitrates rules
The figure comes as local authorities are ramping up the number of farms they inspect this year and in 2025.
20 March 2024 News
Farmers need support as weather conditions persist - IFA
The IFA asks the Department and banks to consider the stress that the weather is placing on farmers and encouraged anyone feeling isolated to seek support.
15 March 2024 News
Inspections protocol for Wexford farmers
The agreement governs how farmers will be notified of inspections, the grounds for requesting a delay where circumstances require one, and a report of the inspection to the farmer on the day.
13 March 2024 News
Four day slurry rule to combat ‘on paper’ movements
The changes to the rules around the recording of slurry movements effectively mean that the deadline for recording movements in 2024 is 4 October.
13 March 2024 News
Commission plans CAP flexibility as it declares farming is in 'crisis'
Over 28,000 Irish farmers could be free from CAP inspections and payment penalties if the proposals are seen through.
13 March 2024 News