Succession
Carbery Group has today (Tuesday, August 11) launched Shared Futures, a generational renewal programme.
Agri-Business
Over 400 applications have been approved for funding under the Succession Planning Advice Grant (SPAG), Minister Martin Heydon confirmed.
Generational renewal "must start with farm viability", the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said.
Rural Life
A Dublin conference this week was told that women are "the secret weapon" when it comes to protecting the environment in agriculture.
Prof. Frank O'Mara has said that Ireland, and Europe, have to ensure part-time farmers "get a reasonable return" for their efforts.
Countries that succeed in generational renewal in farming do not rely on one flagship measure, they build an "ecosystem", according to CEJA.
An Irish MEP said a proposed reduction to the next CAP budget will not help address generational renewal or gender balance in farming.
A report funded by the EPA has suggested linking financial supports for farm succession to nature restoration actions.
The James Hutton Institute is set to lead a new €6 million project aiming to bring more young people into careers in farming.
There will not be a next generation of farmers if we fail to make the sector more viable and attractive to young people, a TD has warned.
Agri Politics
Macra has described MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan's comments as "a wake-up call", after he said young people would be "insane" to enter farming.
MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has said that under current conditions, young people would be ‘insane’ to get involved in farming.
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Maria Walsh, who is lead negotiator for the European Parliament on generational renewal in the...
MEP Maria Walsh believes its vital that inheritance "be it land or assets, are going to the young farmer in order to scale and grow".
A young farmers group has said that if generational renewal is a European priority, “it must also become a European investment priority".
The next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must include "ambitious measures" to support young farmers, the INHFA said.
European stakeholders discussed generational renewal at a VistaMilk Policy Workshop in Brussels to...
Dairy
Large crowds gathered on the grounds of Gurteen College in Co. Tipperary for ArraTipp co-op's first open day since its establishment.
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has warned that cuts to the CAP budget would undermine food security, and hit rural economies and generational renewal.
Minister Heydon has said that Ireland's current "domestic decision making" on CAP supports for young farmers is "not there yet".
Figures from the CSO show that the Irish dairy herd grew last year, but it is a different story across the water in Britain.
Putting off decisions about farm transfer can "create significant legal, financial and family difficulties", Teagasc said.
Midlands North West MEP Maria Walsh today (Tuesday, June 6) presented her report on Generational...
