Rural Life
With the average age of the Irish farmer now at 59, succession is one of the key challenges facing farming, according to Teagasc.
Agri Politics
Generational renewal "continues to be a priority for the Department of Agriculture and will form an important part of CAP post-2020".
Agri-Business
The Government needs to introduce an early retirement scheme as part of the reform of the CAP post-2020, according to Labour's Willie Penrose
Opinion
The last year or so has seen the press filled with stories of elderly farmers killed by freshly-calved cows and other livestock.
Dairy
Maternity supports need to be put in place for female farmers, according to the deputy president of the ICMSA, Lorcan McCabe.
There are no plans to re-open the Early Retirement Scheme, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has confirmed.
