Schemes
It is important that supports for tillage farmers set out in CAP are "protected into the future" according to minister.
Rural Life
Ireland cannot risk the "further decline" of family farms, the chair of the joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food has warned.
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has confirmed that Conall Donnelly has been appointed as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
Agri Politics
The European Commission's proposal to stop income support for older farmers as part of its (CAP) plan has been slammed by Sinn Féin.
EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen said that he will remain 'committed' to supporting and saving average family farms in Ireland
ICSA president Seán McNamara has said that Budget 2025 payments 'fall short' of 'safeguarding' family farms
Proposed changes to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme will safeguard the viability of family farms according to minister.
Sinn Féin has introduced legislation in the Dáil to set up a 'Commission on the Future of the Family Farm'.
Just one in five family farms in NI are making a profit from farming, according to research undertaken by the Andersons Centre on behalf of...
Deputy Canney has recently raised concerns about family farms amid the unprecedented rise in costs of fertiliser, feedstuff and fuel.
Environment
The family farm system has to be protected - and young farmers have to be able to earn a good living, Minister Eamon Ryan has said.
Women are less likely to own family farms according to a report published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today.
It is time for the government to "focus on...addressing the very real and big concerns affecting Irish family farmers", Matt Carthy says.
Agri-Business
A landowner in Co. Westmeath is in a race against time to prevent a vulture fund selling his family farm at the end of the month.
Kerry farmers will be subject to levies on new farm buildings under draft proposals designed to support the reuse of existing premises.
Farmers should make sure their will is up-to-date and reflects their wishes, Karen Walsh, a solicitor specialising in agricultural law has said.
Teagasc is to provide a service to families affected by farm accidents to assist them cope in the immediate aftermath of such tragedies.
