Agri-Business
There was steady growth in food and live animal exports to Britain between January and April despite mounting concerns over Brexit.
Opinion
Burdening production agriculture with more debt is a bad thing
'Farmers will be disappointed by the failure of the Government to increase Area of Natural Contraint (ANC) payments in Budget 2017.'
Environment
GLAS is expected to reopen around mid-November and it will remain open for six weeks, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has said.
Further details regarding the loan fund of €150m which is to support low-cost loans for farmers have been revealed by the Minister for Agriculture.
Farming organisations have had a mixed reaction to the measures announced in Budget 2017 for the farming sector earlier today.
Low-cost loans, a €25m sheep scheme and an increased allocation under the GLAS are on the way for farmers under new measures announced under Budget 2017.
The introduction of a Farm Management Deposit Scheme remains the ICMSA’s key Budget requirement
IFA President Joe Healy has said Budget 2017 must increase funding for key farm schemes, alleviate the serious income pressures on family farms.
Fianna Fail wants ANC payments restored to 2007 levels
ICOS suggests that the current model of rates levy on livestock marts needs to be changed.
ICSA highlighted its proposals for Budget 2017 and the rural development schemes to Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed at a meeting held at the ICSA offices in Portlaoise.
The Government must deliver on short-term measures that will directly support farm incomes and longer term measures to tackle income volatility in this October’s budget
