Rural Life
Nursing home scheme changes will 'safeguard' farms - minister
Minister of State Mary Butler has told the Dáil that proposed changes to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, also known...
Family Farms
Rural Life
Sinn Féin proposes bill to set up commission on family farm future
Sinn Féin has introduced legislation in the Dáil to set up a ‘Commission on the Future of the Family Farm’....
N.Ireland
Research: Just one in five family farms making profit
Just one in five family farms in NI are making a profit from farming, according to research undertaken by the...
Rural Life
TD calls on government to prevent 'wipeout' of family farms
Concerns about family farms amid the unprecedented rise in costs of fertiliser, feedstuff and fuel have been raised in the...
Environment
Ryan to Climate Summit: We have to protect our family farm system
The family farm system has to be protected – and young farmers have to be able to earn a good...
Rural Life
Women less likely to own family farms - CSO
Women are less likely to own family farms according to a report published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today...
Agri Politics
Government called on to 'focus on issues facing family farms'
It is time for the government to “focus on the business of legislating, and particularly addressing the very real and...
Agri-Business
Landowner in race against time to prevent vulture fund selling his farm
A landowner in Co. Westmeath is in a race against time to prevent a vulture fund selling his family farm...
Rural Life
Kerry farmers face potential levies on new farm buildings
Farmers in Co. Kerry will be subject to levies on new farm buildings under draft proposals from Kerry County Council...
Agri-Business
'Farmers should make sure their will is up-to-date and reflects their wishes'
Farmers should make sure their will is up-to-date and reflects their wishes, Karen Walsh, a solicitor specialising in agricultural law has...
Rural Life
Teagasc to provide service to families affected by farm tragedies
Teagasc is to provide a service to families affected by farm accidents to assist them cope in the immediate aftermath of...