Environment
MacHale: Soil health law will not be finalised until next parliament
Work to implement an EU-wide soil health law will not be completed until the next parliament, due to numerous amendments...
IFA AGM
Agri Politics
Varadkar: Farmers must be 'part of the solution' and 'not blackguarded'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar spoke at the 69th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and was keen...
Agri Politics
Former Monaghan chair elected as new IFA treasurer
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) 69th annual general meeting (AGM) has selected the former Monaghan county chair, Patrick McCormick, as...
Agri Politics
IFA AGM: No dairy reduction is 'testament to those attending'
That fact that there is currently no dairy reduction, the outgoing president of the Irish Farmer’s Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan...
Agri-Business
Gorman: Incomes 'number one priority' as president
The new president for the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Francie Gorman said that farm incomes will be “number one priority”...
Agri Politics
ACRES cannot be limited to 50,000 places - new IFA chair
John Curran from Co. Meath has been elected the new chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Rural Development...
Sheep
Eligibility of sheep sector for Brexit fund supports to be explored
The agriculture minister has stated that he is willing to investigate whether or not the sheep sector would meet the...
Agri-Business
Minister McConalogue wants to 'genotype' all livestock
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine wants Ireland to become the first country in the world to “genotype...
Forestry
IFA to meet Coillte and discuss forestry deal tomorrow
President of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Tim Cullinan will meet with Coillte tomorrow afternoon to discuss the state forester’s...
Agri Politics
Food ombudsman will be an office with 'real teeth' - minister
Calls for a food regulator/ombudsman were made by numerous delegates at the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) annual general meeting (AGM)....
Environment
'We are at a crossroads for Irish farming and forestry' - Taoiseach
An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin told the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) today (Thursday, January 27)...
Agri Politics
Committees to be set up to implement Food Vision for dairy, beef and sheep
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue will, in the coming days, establish a number of stakeholder committees...
Agri-Business
'Our emissions come from food production and must be treated differently' - IFA AGM
“While our ceiling may be lower than other sectors, it will be extremely challenging,” said president of the Irish Farmers’...
Agri Politics
IFA to review structures in 2022 'to attract new people'
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan has announced that he intends to initiate a review of the association’s structures...
Agri Politics
Efforts underway to establish Agri Appeals Review Panel with farmer reps
Efforts are underway to establish an Agricultural Appeals Review Panel, which will include farmer representation as part of the reform...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach on climate action: 'Agriculture is entering a decade of change'
Agriculture is entering a decade of change in many respects – and none more so than the challenges facing the...
Sheep
Martin and Varadkar both commit to Sheep Welfare Scheme rise - IFA
The leaders of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have committed to increase the Sheep Welfare Scheme from €10 to...
Agri Politics
IFA reports almost €1 million deficit in latest accounts
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has reported a deficit of almost €1 million in its latest accounts, after the association...