Organic News & Developments

Take Part in Organic Tillage Walks

IOA Webmaster2025-05-20T10:45:46+01:00A series of organic tillage walks are taking place over the coming weeks organised by Teagasc. The walks will cover a range of organic cropping issues, including crop rotation design, soil and nutrient management, weed and disease control, and the current organic market opportunities and future prospects.

Celebrating and Raising Awareness About Biodiversity

IOA Webmaster2025-05-16T10:38:32+01:00May marks the month-long Festival of Farmland Biodiversity, while National Biodiversity Week takes place between 16th and 25th May. Both initiatives are designed to celebrate and raise awareness about biodiversity within the farmed landscape and to connect people with nature more broadly.

Supports to Stimulate Newly Recognised Producer Organisations Launched

IOA Webmaster2025-04-25T16:49:16+01:00Rolling applications (assesses in tranches) from 2025-2027 are currently open for groups of producers to develop recognised producer organisations across different sub-sectors, including beef and sheep, milk, fruit and vegetables, potatoes and tillage.

Press Release: Organic Production a key part of the new EU Vision for Agriculture and Food to 2040 

IOA Webmaster2025-02-24T17:49:20+00:00The European Commission today published its Vision for Agriculture and Food for Ireland and the EU to 2040. The Vision sets out the Commission’s roadmap for developing future agriculture and food policies, including the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2027.

Responding to the Storm Éowyn Impacts facing Organic Growers

IOA Webmaster2025-02-24T17:11:25+00:00The Irish Organic Association has written to Minsters Heydon and Healy-Rae in the Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the devastating effects of Storm Éowyn facing many organic growers.