Tag: organic farming
Minister Hackett announces strong response to Organic Farming Scheme
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett has revealed that 317 farmers have applied to...
Offset your carbon footprint using Enrich compost
Composting is the circular economy in action. Organic materials are recovered at source from parks and gardens. Without this segregation, these organic materials may...
Organic Trust News May 2020
Drought - Keep that soil covered.
We know the best tool we have to mitigate the effects of drought is soil cover, but what does this...
IOA welcomes the EU Commission Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies...
“The Irish Organic Association welcomes both the Farm to Fork (F2F) and EU Biodiversity strategies as these two documents working together in a coherent manner will improve...
Organic farming and birds video from IFOAM ORGANICS – Irish Organic...
IFOAM Organics have released a gorgeous video on the decline of farmland birds, great for adults and children alike!
Biological Farm Walks 2019 – Irish Organic Association
National Organic Training Skillnet is teaming up with a group of innovative farmers from around the country to provide a series of 11 unique...
Minister Creed launches publication and exhibition on EIP/locally led Environmental schemes...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today launched an exhibition and a publication highlighting the wide variety of projects being...
How to apply to the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) 2018
The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is an online application so in order to join you must complete the following steps;
Contact IOA for an...
Organic training courses – Teagasc
A 25-hour FETAC Level 5 ‘Introduction to Organic Production’ course must be completed before acceptance into the Organic Farming Scheme.
On completion of the course,...
New rules for organic production: Statement by Commissioner Phil Hogan
The recent decision by the Council to adopt the text of the Regulation providing new rules for organic farming clears the final hurdle for...