Agri Politics
Budget 2021 is 'anti-rural, anti-farmer and anti-motorist' - rural independents
The Rural Independent Group in the Dáil has described Budget 2021 as representing “a gross injustice to rural living, farm...
Agri Politics
The Rural Independent Group in the Dáil has described Budget 2021 as representing “a gross injustice to rural living, farm...
Agri-Business
Any new scheme to be funded by carbon tax revenues should be used to incentivise farm and forestry contractors, rather...
Agri Politics
Middle Ireland and those living in rural Ireland have been forgotten in Budget 2021, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice....
Environment
A total of €20 million in revenue arising from carbon taxes is being allocated for “pilot environmental programmes in agriculture”...
Agri-Business
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has announced that the carbon tax will increase from midnight tonight (Tuesday October 13) by...
Environment
€20 million from carbon tax will go towards retrofitting homes in the midlands. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has welcomed...
Machinery
Agricultural contractors have requested that their role be taken into full consideration in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and...
Agri Politics
A new agri-environment scheme modeled after the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) is being considered by the parties involved in...
Rural Life
The carbon tax will increase by €6t of carbon from today, Friday, May 1, in line with a measure that...
Agri-Business
Farm and forestry contracting operations will continue to be open for business – but cash-flow concerns including the expected rise...
Machinery
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has informed the Minister for Finance and Public Reform, Paschal...
Agri Politics
A request made by farm contractors to postpone the planned carbon tax increase is reasonable and should be acceded to,...
Agri-Business
The Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) has written to the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, asking for a...
Agri-Business
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) has called for the main parties, as well as rural...
Rural Life
Minister Michael Creed and independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice had an energetic exchange today, Wednesday, January, 15, on RTÉ Radio 1 over...
Agri-Business
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) met with the senior economist in the Department of Agriculture,...
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been urged to immediately facilitate a meeting with the Farm...
Agri-Business
Additional reporting by Claire Mc Cormack Due to an increase in the carbon tax being applied to green (agricultural) diesel,...