Agri-Business
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".
Agri Politics
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.
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Maria Walsh, who is lead negotiator for the European Parliament on generational renewal in the...
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.
Rural Life
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...
There have been 101 applications for tranche four of the Succession Planning Advice Grant so far.
Macra has called on the government to introduce a succession scheme to support generational renewal in Ireland.
Fianna Fáil MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has welcomed the inclusion of an Irish representative on the new EU Expert Group on Farmland (EGoF).
Young Farmers
An Irish MEP has warned that young farmers will be lost to the sector unless the EU makes farming more financially viable.
Lakeland Dairies announced a renewed partnership with Land Mobility, Teagasc, Succession Ireland and Macra as part of the Share Farming EIP.
The average Irish farmer is 58 years old. The land will outlast them but without a plan, so will the silence around who gets the farm.
The European Parliament's lead negotiator on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Norbert Lins will visit Ireland this week.
Ryanair CEO and beef farmer Michael O'Leary has said that inheritance tax relief and bigger farms...
Ryanair CEO and beef farmer Michael O'Leary has said that inheritance tax relief and bigger farms are needed to get young people into farming.
The European Commission is to set up a new expert group to provide policy advice on how to address issues in access to farmland.
Beef
Over €190 million was paid out to pension-age Irish farmers in 2025 through the EU CAP's sustainability support schemes.
Midlands-North-West MEP Maria Walsh has been appointed lead negotiator for the European Parliament...
