After 30 years in politics, Barry Cowen says his appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine last June was “the honour of a lifetime”.
After 30 years in politics, Barry Cowen says his appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine last June was “the honour of a lifetime”.
Uncertainty has emerged over the ownership and intellectual property rights on the looming ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef' trademark, the Farming Independent has learned.
Frontline health staff and nursing home residents are expected to be among the first to get the Covid-19 vaccine if it is approved for use here from early January.
A face-to-face meeting between Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson will form part of last-ditch efforts to avoid the massive economic fallout of a failure to reach a Brexit trade deal.
Over 90pc of farmers are not ready for the new Nitrates rules coming into force from January 1, and the Department should suspend inspections, an IFA webinar on the issue heard last week.
A 'mad' amount of money is being spent on eradicating TB according to Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue.
