Agri-Business
Dedicated funding is needed for designated farms, the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has...
Environment
A farm organisation is calling for dedicated funding for farmers on designated lands. Speaking...
Rural Life
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a case taken by farmer in relation to designated land in Co. Donegal can "largely" proceed.
Old Irish Goats are to be used in a proposed pilot project to control invasive plant species on designated sites in Clare and Galway.
The Supreme Court has refused a man permission to appeal a High Court decision to strike out his case in relation to designated land.
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan has opened the 2025 Farm Plan Scheme for applications.
A Fianna Fáil councillor has urged the State to secure a deal to buy lands on the Conor Pass in Co. Kerry for a new national park.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) has said that land designations in Ireland need to be renegotiated.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has said that "the negative impact" of designated land on farmers must be addressed.
Changes have been made to the requirements of the 'Space for Nature' action under the eco-scheme...
Over a quarter of the land area of the EU was designated for the preservation of biodiversity last year, according to a new report.
Property
The INHFA is calling for the state to establish a fund that will top up the purchase price of designated land when it is being sold.
Video
On this episode of Farmland, beef journalist Breifne O’Brien sits down with Willie Boland of Liffey Mills to discuss how...
The IFA has said that existing payment arrangements and the proposals in the CAP Strategic Plan for designated land are inadequate.
Minister of State Malcolm Noonan has been called on to ensure farmers and landowners are "properly reimbursed" for designated land.
The INHFA has told the Tánaiste that farmers on designated Natura 2000 land need a "baseline payment" due to the regulatory burden.
Funding under TAMS for some farmers on Natura 2000 designated land is being held up due to an apparent lack of staff in the NPWS.
Agri Politics
Natura 2000 land designations are now becoming a "real threat to rural communities", the Irish...
Lands designated either an SAC or SPA must be adequately catered for in the upcoming CAP reform, the INHFA has stressed this week.
The new Wild Atlantic Nature Project "has to give farmers maximum flexibility" to be a success, according to the Irish Farmers' Association.
There is "a real danger that farmers will once again be the big losers" in the push to increase biodiversity and address climate change through designated land policy.
Minister McConalogue has been called on to intervene and ensure the withdrawal of a European proposal on the management of peat-based soils.
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan has been called on to reopen the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme.
