Agri-Business
The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has invited all marts to attend one of four seminars it is hosting in October.
Livestock marts across the country are coming under increasing pressure to cut the option of credit availability to cattle buyers.
'People are reticent to discuss money...they all know they need to and deserve to be paid on time, they just don’t like asking for it.'
Agri Politics
The IFA has called on the government to seek an extension to enable the Covid-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS) to be extended.
The extension of the deadline for payment break applications for those impacted by Covid-19 has been welcomed by the IFA.
It has emerged that 24% of farmer respondents to a recent AgriLand survey have been refused access to credit or finance.
Three issues need to be addressed to avoid a potential fodder crisis - with access to credit top of the list, Jackie Cahill says.
Glanbia has broadened the eligibility criteria to include fodder catch crops and beef and sheep enterprises for its credit scheme.
Slowed grass growth rates have forced many livestock farmers to turn to concentrate supplementation to bring the feed gap.
Glanbia Co-op is to make up to €20 million available in an extended credit scheme to assist milk suppliers overcome the severe drought.
During the first three months of 2018, the Credit Guarantee Scheme provided funding facilities for over €4.4 million, securing 229 jobs.
The European Commission is working with the European Investment Bank to make cheap loans available to farmers, says Commissioner Phil Hogan.
