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Covid-19: Farm contractors listed as ‘essential workers’

March 27, 2020

Agricultural contractors are exempt from the Government’s latest increased restrictions aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19, the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors…

Contractors issue Covid-19 guidelines for drivers…when inside the cab

March 19, 2020

Agri-Business

Guidelines for disinfecting the tractor cab and avoiding Covid-19 have been issued for tractor and machinery drivers by the Association of Farm and…

Contractors urged to ‘stock-up’ on diesel

March 18, 2020

Agri-Business

Farm contractors are being urged to “stock-up” on diesel to ensure they can “fulfill their obligations”. Commenting on the recent decline in the…

FCI members to close yards from today until further notice

March 16, 2020

Rural Life

Members of the Farm Contractors of Ireland (FCI) will close their yards from today, Monday, March 16, until further notice as part of…

Contractor ‘guideline’ charges to increase…but by how much?

March 3, 2020

Machinery

Due to increases in agricultural contractor costs, 2020 will see an increase in the “guideline” contracting charges, according to the Association of Farm &…

Contractors ‘can no longer act as unofficial bankers’ for farmers

March 3, 2020

Machinery

Agricultural contractors “can no longer act as unofficial bankers” for Irish farmers, according to the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI)…

Table: Contractor association releases full 2020 ‘guide rates’

March 3, 2020

Machinery

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has unveiled its ‘Contracting Charges Guide‘ for 2020. Revealed in recent days, the…

FCI: ‘Year-round roadside hedge maintenance needed for road safety’

February 19, 2020

Rural Life

A change in legislation has been called for by agricultural contractors to allow for the maintenance of all roadside hedges and the removal…

‘Urgent’: Contractors call for extension of hedge-cutting season

February 18, 2020

Agri-Business

The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has been called on to extend the open periods for the operation of hedge-cutting machinery…

Contractors call for carbon tax ‘equality’ in party manifestos

January 17, 2020

Agri-Business

The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) has called for the main parties, as well as rural independent candidates, to…

Minister Doyle meets FCI to discuss forestry licencing issues

December 23, 2019

Forestry

Andrew Doyle, the Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, has met with representatives of the Farm & Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) to…

FCI calls for ‘significant number’ of tree felling licences

December 17, 2019

Forestry

The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) is calling for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to issue…

FCI: How much does it cost to run a tractor and hedge-cutter?

December 11, 2019

Machinery

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has published an analysis of the costs involved in running a tractor and…

How much diesel does a contractor burn in a day?

November 27, 2019

Machinery

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) recently published a document that detailed fuel (diesel) usage for a number of…

FBD confirms sponsorship for FCI ‘Confex 2019’

October 30, 2019

Agri-Business

FBD Insurance has confirmed its sponsorship for the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Conference and Exhibition 2019 (Confex 2019).…

Extra €35m bill in 2020: FCI voices fury at ‘inequitable’ carbon tax

October 29, 2019

Agri-Business

The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) met with the senior economist in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the…

Carbon tax hike ‘will force’ 5% rise in contractor charges

October 29, 2019

Agri Politics

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been urged to immediately facilitate a meeting with the Farm Contractors of Ireland…

Contractors so ‘incensed’ by new diesel tax that they may go ‘Dutch’ – FCI

October 11, 2019

Machinery

Contractors are so incensed by the new carbon tax burden (on green diesel) that they are strongly contemplating going “Dutch” (i.e. large-scale tractor…

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