Environment
'Nitrates review provides real opportunity for farming growth'
The review of the EU Nitrates’ Directive is an opportunity to position Irish farming for sustainable growth, according to IFA...
Environment
The review of the EU Nitrates’ Directive is an opportunity to position Irish farming for sustainable growth, according to IFA...
Dairy
There is a strong possibility that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will call on the dairy co-ops to increase milk...
Agri Politics
IFA President Joe Healy has claimed that unfair trading practices (UTPs) by retailers are costing farmers and agricultural co-ops around Europe...
Sheep
The full €25m budget for the Sheep Welfare Scheme must be retained within the sheep sector, the IFA’s National Sheep Committee Chairman,...
Rural Life
With those perfect summer conditions just around the corner, farmers have been warned that they have a high risk of...
CAP / Schemes
The IFA has been given an assurance from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that blockages to Basic Payment Scheme...
Opinion
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan made two extremely important observations during his speech to this week’s IFA Brexit conference in Co....
Tillage
Modifications have been made to the specifications of the TAMS II tillage scheme with various sections updated. These amendments will...
Environment
The growing public frustration over illegal wild fires is being underestimated by politicians, according to the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT). People...
Tillage
Farmers throughout Europe will have to wait a little longer for a decision on the re-authorisation of glyphosate. A vote...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has clarified the most recent development regarding GLAS payments for 2016. According...
Environment
No right-minded farmer would light an illegal gorse fire and walk away, Teddy Creedon, who is an IFA Hill Representative on the...
Agri-Business
Farming organisations must stand up for small family farms, according to Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. The Roscommon–Galway TD was speaking in...
Agri Politics
Brexit represents the biggest challenge which Irish agriculture has faced since the foundation of the state, according to Minister for...
Agri Politics
The European Union’s CAP (Common Agricultural policy) budget may well come under pressure post-Brexit, according to EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil...
Agri-Business
The IFA’s Brexit policy will be underpinned by three core themes: the maintenance of the closest possible trading relationship between...
Agri-Business
Speaking on RTE’s Morning Ireland programme this morning, CEO of Dairygold Jim Woulfe outlined – in monetary terms – how...
Tillage
The campaign group Uplift is asking Irish people to join the ongoing global efforts to ban glyphosate. The pressure group...