Denis Mahon

[Dept Rural & Community Development & the Gaeltacht @DeptRCDG]

We're all set for day 2 of the National Ploughing Championships.

Come and visit us at Block 3, Row 10, Stand 10.

#Ploughing2024
#GovPloughing2024

@merrionstreet @NPAIE

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

We're looking forward to welcoming all to our #AgriClimate2023 conference. A full house will hear from a distinguished list of expert panellists on what is happening in the sector to put 'Science into Action'.

[EU Council Press @EUCouncilPress]

‼️ It's a deal 🤝

@EUCouncil and @Europarl_EN have reached an agreement on the first-ever Nature Restoration law.

The new regulation will help restore all degraded ecosystems across 🇪🇺 by 2050 and contribute to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 🌳🦋

@eu2023es
More here 👇

[Denis Mahon @denmahon]

@phlaimeaux @hicksimon Painful

[Naomi O'Leary @NaomiOhReally]

The EU national leaders have now called an extraordinary meeting to get a grip on the response to the war between Israel and Hamas

[Ó Foghlú @rayofoghlu]

The details of the Native Tree Area scheme have been released.

It looks like you can get 1 hectare of NTA1 (small forest) and 1 Ha of NTA2 (riparian forest) on the same farm. The combined payment over a ten-year period will roughly €45,000

It's also open to non-farmers.

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

We're open for business at the National Ploughing Championships. We have a strong staff presence on-site to assist with queries. While you're here check out our Forestry Scheme. There's an option for everyone.

📍 Block 3, Row 21, Stand 338.

#govploughing23

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

#DYK broadleaf trees make up nearly a third of our #forests? 🌳
📈This is up 5.9% than in 2006

📕Check out this and all the other facts in our new National Forest Inventory report: https://t.co/brWjWBHhim

📍https://t.co/dd5KlHVlgm

[Denis Mahon @denmahon]

Trees store 'twice as much carbon' as previously thought. https://t.co/qshghsePn7

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

📢Reminder

Minister @pippa_hackett has urged #forestry stakeholders and the public to take part in two forestry consultations now open.

Both consultations are open for six weeks.

🗨️#HaveYourSay here: https://t.co/w6rqqXgN1D

📍 https://t.co/5UfTahY1F8

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

Under #Budget23, Minister @McConalogue has announced increased funding to support #farmers, #fishers, and rural and coastal communities by 13% with €2.14 billion allocated - the highest ever level of funding for this Department.

📍https://t.co/tCeEZXQNjB

💼#Budget2023🧵

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

Minister @McConalogue said:
"#Budget23 supports farm families dealing with the immediate and ongoing fallout of the illegal invasion of Ukraine. It also lays the groundwork for strategic supports for the sector over the next five years, through the €10bn #newCAP Strategic Plan."

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

🐄With the #Budget containing up to €500 million in funding specifically ringfenced for #agri-environment schemes, Minister @pippa_hackett said she was also delighted that 'the #organic sector now has the financial backing that it needs to grow and thrive over the coming years.'

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

🦺💼Welcoming extra resources for #farmsafety in #Budget23, Minister @martinheydonfg said:

"In addition to a further rollout of our #farmer #health and well-being programme On Feirm Ground, I intend to focus on getting more physical safety investments onto farms."

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

Minister @mcconalogue has announced a budget provision of €335 million for the #seafood sector and coastal communities covering:
🐟Fisheries
🎣Aquaculture
⚓️Seafood processing
🌊Fishery harbour development
👩‍🔬Marine research
⛵️Conservation

📍 https://t.co/Ae0kx8kRaV
#Budget23💼

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

We’re back for the last day of #ploughing22 ☔️👋

🚜Visit us in the Government of Ireland Village

🔎Find us at Block 3⃣ Row 1⃣8⃣ Marquee 2⃣9⃣3⃣

➡️Learn about the #newCAP, #ACRES, #farmsafety, #animalhealth, #forestry, #FoodVision2030 and lots more

#GovPloughing22

[Denis Mahon @denmahon]

Need info on the new CAP? Or Acres? Or forestry? Or shelter from the rain? Visit @agriculture_ie tent Block 3, Row 18, Site 293 #ploughing22

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

📽️Thank you for joining us for Day 2 of #ploughing22 where ministers @McConalogue, @pippa_hackett and @martinheydonfg attended, and we took part in talks on #research and #biodiversity at #GovPloughing22 panels
Visit us on the last day tomorrow at Block 3⃣ Row 1⃣8⃣ Marquee 2⃣9⃣3⃣

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

🌳Interested in #forestry?

💶🌳Want to help our climate while receiving annual payments and tax-free earnings?

🗨️Talk to us about getting paid to plant trees on your land at Stand 10

#Ploughing2022 #govploughing22

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

#OnThisDay in 1972, the Treaties of Accession of Denmark and Ireland were signed. 🇩🇰🇪🇺🇮🇪

It was the EU’s first enlargement!

Today, we continue to work together to strengthen our 27-country union.

#EUHistory #EUArchives