Agri Politics
IFA calls for Covid-19 credit scheme to be extended
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on the government to seek an extension of the EU Temporary Aid Framework, to...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on the government to seek an extension of the EU Temporary Aid Framework, to...
Tillage
Potato prices remain unchanged this week and there is more action in the fields as dry weather has helped to...
CAP / Schemes
The announcement that payments under the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme will be made to farmers over the coming...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has held an online meeting with the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Public...
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been called on to look at the TB model in Scotland,...
Agri Politics
The new EU veterinary medicine regulation “has the potential to severely impact on competition” in the supply of anthelmintics (a...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to consider seeking compensation from the government for gun-owning farmers after an EU vote...
Forestry
The health of the national forest estate is under threat due to timber shortages as a result of the forest...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has appointed a new dairy executive in the form of Aine O’Connell. O’Connell was previously...
Beef
Researchers from Oxford University have found that the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur “fails across sustainability criteria”. In...
Tillage
The busy season is underway for potato farmers, but weather is delaying progress. According to this week’s Potato Market Report...
Agri Politics
The TB Forum must ensure it delivers “real change” according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Commenting on the announcement...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has expressed “serious concerns” on a proposal due to come before the European Parliament that...
Forestry
Farmers have “disengaged from forestry as a viable land use option due to the excessive bureaucracy” according to the Irish Farmers’...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a recent report by Revenue highlights “the struggle of generational renewal”. The...
Environment
Minister of State with responsibility for heritage Malcolm Noonan has moved to contradict claims made by the Irish Farmers’ Association...
Agri-Business
The roll-out of the €2 billion Covid-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme, and its inclusion of farmers and agri-businesses, has been welcomed...
Beef
A Co. Leitrim farmer has voiced his anger at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine after receiving a...