Tillage
First payments made out of tillage crisis fund
The first 45 payments under ‘the crop loss support measure‘ have been issued. The tillage crisis fund was the focus...
Tillage Crisis Fund
Tillage
Have you applied for the tillage crisis fund? Applications close today
Tillage farmers, who suffered losses during the 2016 harvest, have hours left to complete their applications for the 2017 Weather...
Tillage
Tillage farmers given one month to apply to €1.5 million crop loss fund
Tillage farmers who lost crops during the harvest in 2016 due to poor weather conditions have been given one month...
Tillage
Minister Creed welcomes decision to suspend IFA protest
The decision to suspend the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) protest outside the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
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Video: IFA suspends protest ahead of meeting with Minister Creed
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has suspended its protest at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine this afternoon,...
Tillage
Video: Combine harvester joins IFA protest in Dublin city
A combine harvester has joined the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) protest outside the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture, Food...
Tillage
IFA protest to intensify with arrival of combine harvester
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), who are protesting at the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture in Dublin...
Tillage
West Cork tillage farmers seek meeting with Creed ahead of agri show
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Associations’ (IFA) West Cork Grain Committee are seeking a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture,...
Tillage
Dail hears issues over proposed tillage crisis fund
A number of TDs have reportedly raised the issue of payments under the proposed tillage crisis fund in the Dail...
Tillage
Minister Creed slammed for 'dragging his feet' over potential tillage crisis fund
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has continued to drag his feet over the introduction of...
Tillage
Video: Bales of straw arrive at department HQ as IFA protest gathers pace
A trailer load of 4X4 round bales of straw has arrived at the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture, Food...
Tillage
Number of IFA protesters set to grow at department HQ, but will they be let in?
The number of protesters at the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) sit-in at the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture, Food...
Tillage
Rumoured €5,000 limit for proposed tillage crisis fund 'an insult to farmers'
The rumoured €5,000 maximum payment limit per farmer under the proposed tillage crisis fund has been described as “an insult...
Tillage
IFA occupies department over clarification on tillage crisis fund
An occupation of the Department of Agriculture is underway as members of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) Grain Committee demand...
Tillage
Tillage crisis fund could be case of 'horse already bolted'
The establishment of a tillage crisis fund could be a case where ‘the horse has already bolted’, according to the...
Tillage
Tillage crisis fund on the way, with €15,000 cap per farmer
The creation of a tillage crisis fund for farmers who lost crops in 2016 is on the horizon, according to...
Tillage
'The tillage sector needs some support or it may well disappear'
The tillage sector needs some support or it may well disappear, according to IFA Grain Committee Chairman Liam Dunne. Dunne...