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Facility allowing users access to the annual nitrogen and phosphorus statements from Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Facility that allows users to complete, submit and view Basic Payment Scheme applications online.
Facility for users to access the Herd Profile Enquiry system, which gives details of the animals in your herd.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issues licences and approves animal semen services in order to protect animal health and improve traceability.
In order to receive funding animal welfare organisations have to meet a series of operational standards to ensure the funds are used effectively.
All registered packing centres are given a distinguishing number and are required to pay an annual registration fee.
The health certificate contains information on the planned journey and the medical condition of the animals.
Buildings must meet welfare requirements and facilitate internal environmental controls regarding ventilation, temperature control and air movement.
All lands where potatoes for certified seed production are to be planted must be officially sampled and tested and found free of Potato Cyst Nematodes.
Facility for users to apply for a Cattle Movement Monitoring System compliance certificate.
The herd or flock number is issued to the person acting as the keeper of the animals and does not infer ownership of lands or any animals tested or kept under that herd number.
Apply for a limestone licence here.
How to apply for a pathogen licence in Ireland
Apply for a Salmon Fishing Permit from the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
The system allows the breeder of new varieties of agricultural, horticultural and ornamental plants to legally register the right to control the propagation and marketing of those varieties.
Facility allowing users to apply to become a registered sea fish buyer.
These are payments to people farming land in areas designated as disadvantaged.
This scheme provides payments to people farming on offshore islands.
Details of the Central Depository employment scheme for non-EEA crewmen in parts of the Irish Commercial Sea Fishing Fleet.
All produce from third countries labelled as organic must conform to rules which cover all stages of production and processing.
This scheme provides income support for farmers.
Entitlements are a monetary asset and under the Basic Payment Scheme they can be transferred with or without land.
Temporary financial aid for beef farmers.
Details of current business development and grant aids for those in the fishing and seafood industries.
Facility allowing users to buy a Midland Fisheries group angling permit.
Details about the Certificate of Radioactivity Measurement, which is given to some exported foodstuffs by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Facility allowing users to access publications and resources from the COFORD Council for Forest Research and Development.
Access to data on the beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding.
All equines born in the EU must be identified and issued with a passport no later than 12 months from the date of birth of the equine
This scheme aims to improve competitiveness and reduce market fluctuations that affect producers’ incomes.
The full selection of European Maritime and Fisheries Fund schemes are available here.
Details on the work of the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council in promoting animal welfare in agriculture.
Farm Advisory System (FAS )
Facility for users to find a registered veterinary premises, practitioner or nurse.
Up-to-date information on the average price paid for animals in 24 of the meat factories approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
This scheme promotes environmentally-friendly farming.
Guidance and advice on farm safety from the Health and Safety Authority.
The scheme assists beekeepers with the detection of pests and diseases in the colony even at low levels of infection or infestation.
You must notify the Department of Agriculture about all imports of bees from other European Union member states at least 24 hours before the consignment’s arrival in the Republic of Ireland.
Central Tyre Inflation systems allow vehicle operators to electronically select the most suitable tyre pressure from the cab while the truck is in motion.
News and research from Inshore Fisheries Management.
The LPIS is the department’s land database which underpins payments to farmers under area-based schemes.
Marts must meet the standards set out in the licence.
The website provides information on organic seeds, vegetative propagation material and seed potatoes.
How to travel to and from Ireland with pets.
Only hatching eggs obtained in accordance with a permit issued by the Department may be incubated at a licensed poultry hatchery.
These animals are an important resource of livestock heritage which need to be conserved as a vital genetic resource for future generations and the benefit of agriculture.
If you wish to register should read the pig welfare requirement booklet.
The aim of this European Union regulation is to enhance public health protection by setting out the responsibilities of food producers.
Registration is required under European Union regulations aimed at protecting plant health.
The Organic Operator must notify the details of their organic enterprise to the Department.
The rules on registration apply where 6 or more pet animals are sold or supplied in a year, regardless of whether the sale or supply is advertised or not.
Facility that allows users to register the birth of a calf.
If you are trading in live animals or products of animal origin, the person responsible for the consignment will also need access to the online system ‘TRACES.’
As part of the application process, duck egg producers must confirm that they will comply with food and hygiene regulations.
To continue trading with Britain post-Brexit, see here.
The scheme ensures seed is produced, multiplied and marketed according to European Union regulations while maintaining the genetic integrity of the product.
The Department has a team of inspectors throughout the country who implement the certification scheme for seed potatoes.
Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes provide grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment.
Facility for registered foresters to track forestry applications.
This scheme involves Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United States which funds collaborative research projects.
Check out the Department of Agriculture and Food's online services.
Access to a number of guidance videos from agfood.ie.
The scheme helps to create an uneven canopy structure with the aim of producing high quality, high value logs.
This is a prototype - your feedback will help us to improve it.