Rural Life
McConalogue breaks down Budget 2025 - 'a strong message' to farmers
Following the announcement of Budget 2025 today (Tuesday, October 1), Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has...
Finance
Agri-Business
Farming cheque book 'greatest thing ever devised' - Fitzmaurice
The cheque book for farmers is “the greatest thing that was ever devised” according to Independent Ireland TD, Michael Fitzmaurice....
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Watch: Cork dairy farmer tracks nitrates in derogation
Watch how this Cork farmer manages and tracks nitrates in derogation using the Herdwatch app. The nitrates situation presents both...
Agri-Business
Farm org to hold regional finance and budgeting meetings
Regional meetings to discuss farm finance and budgeting will be held in the coming weeks by the Irish Farmers’ Association...
Agri Politics
Access to finance key to delivering more nutrient storage - Arthur
The availability of accessible and affordable bank finance will be key to delivering additional nutrient storage on dairy farms, according...
Agri-Business
Claas: 'Minimal' impact on Irish customers with new finance model
Agricultural machinery manufacturer Claas has said that there will be “minimal” impact on customers in the Republic of Ireland as...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland teams up with Cork co-ops for new farmer loan
Bank of Ireland has launched a new partnership with Bandon, Drinagh and Lisavaird Co-ops to offer the Enviroflex loan package...
Agri-Business
Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme: 830 agricultural loans approved
830 loans have been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS). The...
Environment
Study shows small farms have low environmental impact
Small farms differ from the rest of the farm population and have a low environmental impact, according to a new...
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Watch: Proven fertility boost on Cork spring calving farm
A proven fertility boost has been demonstrated on the farm of Ben Ridgeway near Clonakilty, Co. Cork, where he milks...
Agri-Business
774 agricultural loans under Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme
Over 770 loans have now been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland reduces farm profitability outlook for 2024
Bank of Ireland has reduced downwards its outlook for farm profitability in 2024 as the poor weather conditions continue to...
Agri-Business
FCI: Contractors facing fuel bills of €30,000/week
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has said that agricultural contractors will be facing fuel bills...
Agri-Business
Cultivate loan applications worth over €50m in 2023
The total value of Cultivate loan applications almost doubled in just two years to over €50 million in 2023. Cultivate...
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...
Agri-Business
Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme: 714 agriculture loans approved
Over 700 loans have been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS)....
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Continued strong demand for land from farmers
There is a continued strong demand for land from farmers, according to agricultural development manager (south-east and midlands) at Bank...
Agri-Business
National Cultivate Week to take place next week
National Cultivate Week will return next week from April 8 to April 14. Cultivate is an initiative of a group...
Rural Life
High fodder prices 'putting farmers under savage finance pressure'
With a high demand for fodder right across the county, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Kerry livestock chair, Kieran O’Shea said...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to hold meetings for dairy farmers on cash concerns
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has organised a series of meetings this month to provide some...
Agri-Business
Farmers facing larger tax bills this November - Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland is encouraging farmers across the country to engage with their financial advisers, as they face having to...