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‘Mediation must be made mandatory’ for families in debt

December 20, 2018

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and the Central Bank have been called on to put mechanisms in place that would make mediation mandatory…

Winter finishers may not draw down approved stocking loans

September 6, 2018

Agri-Business

Winter finishers who have received approval for stocking loans this year may not draw down the funds, some of Ireland’s leading banks have…

IFA president slates minister’s vulture fund comments

August 17, 2018

Agri Politics

A leading farm lobby group has blasted the Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and…

Creed discusses drought plans with commissioner and banks

July 24, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine Michael Creed met with EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, as well as the country’s pillar banks,…

‘Faceless vultures are hell-bent on destroying farm families’

April 25, 2018

Rural Life

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has announced a significant escalation in its campaign against vulture funds trying to force farm families to sell…

Banks called on to take weather into account amid reports of ‘hard-line’ approach on farm loans

April 10, 2018

Rural Life

Banks and other credit institutions are being called on to take an “understanding and reasonable approach” to farm loans and overdrafts. This is…

Do farmers need identity cards? ….I don’t think so

September 2, 2017

Opinion

I was intrigued by an article published in the Irish Independent a few days ago, claiming that the Department of Agriculture, Food and…

Glanbia fixed price offer – you’d be a fool not to take it

August 19, 2017

Opinion

Surely dairy farmers have enough gumption to realise that the fixed-price milk contracts now on offer from Glanbia represent a genuine ‘penalty kick’…

‘There remains an ongoing market failure within the Irish banking system’

August 4, 2017

Agri-Business

There remains an ongoing market failure within the Irish banking system, the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Farm Business Chairman, Martin Stapleton, recently said. This…

The 40-year journey: How one farmer progressed from manager to owner

June 18, 2017

Dairy

Farming on the outskirts of Mallow, Co. Cork, John Fitzgerald mapped his transition from farm manager to owner at a recent farm walk.…

Northern Ireland banks to Brexit-proof new farm loans

June 10, 2017

N.Ireland

Farmers in Northern Ireland seeking to increase their borrowings in the run-up to Brexit may find themselves undergoing a new proofing process by…

‘Loan scheme shows banks are out of touch’

May 5, 2017

Agri-Business

The uptake of the Agriculture Cash-flow Support Loan Scheme shows that Irish financial institutions are out of sync with the needs of farmers,…

‘Banks will use benchmarked figures to assess farmers’ lending risk’

September 22, 2016

Agri-Business

Benchmarked performance is now the key determinant when it comes to farmers securing finance, according to Bank of Ireland’s Head of Agriculture John…

Noonan rules out tax concession for farmers forced to sell land to pay off banks

June 27, 2016

Dairy

The Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has turned down a proposal to extend capital gains tax reliefs to farmers who are forced to sell…

Minister Creed: banks must show ‘forbearance’ when dealing with farmers

June 3, 2016

Agri-Business

Irish farmers are paying too much for credit, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, has said and he will be meeting with the…

Banks heaping misery on farming families says IFA Presidential hopeful

January 18, 2016

Agri-Business

IFA presidential candidate Joe Healy has accused the banks and other creditors of heaping misery on vulnerable farming families who are struggling to…