Agri Politics
Generational renewal 'priority' for Department of Agriculture
Generational renewal continues to be a priority for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – and will form...
Early Retirement Scheme
CAP / Schemes
CAP reform: 'We have to look at an early retirement scheme'
The Government needs to look at introducing an early retirement scheme as part of the reform of the Common Agricultural...
Opinion
Farmers should be forced to retire at 65
The last year or so has seen the press filled with stories of elderly farmers killed by freshly-calved cows and...
Dairy
'Females in farming are like an untapped oil well'
Maternity supports need to be put in place for female farmers, according to the deputy president of the Irish Creamery...
Rural Life
No plans to re-open Early Retirement Scheme
There are no plans on the horizon to re-open the Early Retirement Scheme, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...