Conference to highlight commercial market opportunities for organic vegetables
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, and Minister of State for Forestry, Horticulture and Farm Safety, Michael Healy-Rae TD, today announced a conference on “Commercial Market Opportunities in Organic Vegetable Production 2025 – Field Scale and Protected Cropping” at the Department’s facilities in Backweston, Co. Kildare on Monday, 17 February 2025. […]
Launch of Organic Growers of Ireland Internship 2025: Cultivating the Next Generation of Organic Farmers
Aspiring organic growers now have a unique opportunity to dive into the world of organic horticulture with the Organic Growers of Ireland (OGI) Internship in Organic Horticulture programme for 2025. This innovative work placement initiative is designed to equip participants with the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to thrive in the growing organic sector. With […]
Payments under Organic Farm Scheme Must be Addressed
IFA Organic Project Team chair John Fitzpatrick said that payments under the Organic Farm Scheme (OFS) must be addressed. “The delay in the ACRES scheme has had a knock-on effect as payment must be issued there before the OFS payment can be made. This process is flawed and farmers are suffering as a result,” he […]
Organic Farm Scheme Re-opened to New Applicants
IFA Organic Project Team Chair John Curran welcomes the re-opening of the Organic Farm Scheme (OFS) to new entrants. The scheme will close to applicants on Friday, December 8th. The budget for the OFS has increased again this year to €57 million, up €21 million on the €36 million allocation for 2023. The OFS last […]
IFA Announce Upcoming Organic Farm Event in Monaghan
The second in a series of IFA organic farm events will take place on the farm of Mark Gillanders, Ballinagall, Co. Monaghan (H18KN24) next Thursday, August 17th at 2pm. Mark Gillanders, who is a member of the Organic Project Team, has been farming organically since 2009. Mark operates an organic beef and tillage enterprise. He will […]
IFA to Hold Organic Dairy Farm Walk
IFA is hosting a series of farm walks to provide information to farmers on options available in organic farming. The first farm walk will be a Dairy Organic Farm walk on the farm of John Fitzpatrick, Knockbaun, Spink, Co.Laois (R32 XF98) on Thurs, June 29th at 1pm. He has been farming organically since 2001 and recently […]
