Such a busy first day at #BTYSTE2025 ! Join us at Stand W24 to learn more about DAFM and test your knowledge under the microscope with our interactive sessions.
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Government Administration
Kildare Street, Dublin 2 30,038 followers
Leading the #sustainable development of Ireland’s #agri-food, #forestry and #marine sectors.
About us
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine plays a lead role in promoting competitive and sustainable economic development in the agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries sectors, including overall responsibility for public policy and administration. The Department also has major regulatory functions, with the objective of maintaining the highest standards of food safety, consumer protection and animal and plant health. With more than 3,000 staff, the Department operates from six large centralised locations across the country, with a presence also in a further 16 regional offices and a large number of other locations countrywide. The Department has a diverse customer base which includes farmers, taxpayers, consumers, food processors and other commercial operators, those involved in sea fishing, forestry, bio-energy, research as well as diverse EU institutions, other State bodies and special interest groups.
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https://www.gov.ie/agriculture
External link for Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Kildare Street, Dublin 2
- Type
- Government Agency
Locations
Employees at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Updates
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Planting trees as part of Ireland’s Forestry Programme delivers real financial rewards today, and into the future. Over 19.5k farmers are already enjoying the benefits forestry is bringing to their farming enterprises. Let's grow our future together. 🌳https://lnkd.in/e3vrfJYD
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The Spring Cereals Recommended Lists 2025 have just been released. These lists provide invaluable information on all of the traits of economic importance in varieties to aid growers with variety choices this Spring. Recommended Lists for 2025 🌾 https://lnkd.in/e_RiRmXi
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Vigilance urged following foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Germany. FMD is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle, sheep, pigs and other cloven hoofed animals. It does not infect humans and does not pose a food safety risk. 👉https://lnkd.in/eAXnEk7C
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Lots of interest today so far at our stand at #BTYSTE2025. Don't forget to pop down to stand W24 to learn more about the scientific work and research opportunities within the Department.
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Judges will have a difficult job picking a winner for the department’s award at #BTSTE2025. This student exhibited a novel approach to regenerative agriculture using Comfrey as a sustainable soil enhancer.
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Nuair a bhíonn tú spíonta, bíonn sé crua ar d’fheirm. Cuireann turise isteach ar do thairgiúlacht i ngach gné de d'fheirm. Tuilleadh eolais ar HSA.ie/farmfatigue
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We are open for business for another day at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE). Join us at stand W24 to to explore the scientific work and opportunities within the Department, and put your students knowledge to the test with interactive exercises using a microscope.
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There are lots of brilliant agriculture related projects this year at #BTYSTE2025. This student from Balbriggan, focused on heritage seeds and even took a tour of one of our DAFM labs to aid her research.
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⚠️ Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 #Birdflu has recently been confirmed in a wild buzzard in Co. Dublin. ⚠️ Do not pick up or touch sick or dead wild birds, and keep your pets away from them. ⚠️ We urge all poultry keepers to be vigilant for signs of bird flu and ensure their premises are biosecure. For more information go to www.gov.ie/birdflu
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