Agri Politics
Some top-ranking IFA staff to be excluded from early retirement scheme
A small number of the senior management team at the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) are to be excluded from its...
Agri Politics
A small number of the senior management team at the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) are to be excluded from its...
Rural Life
The Government is being called on to provide “a financial aid package” for damage caused by the current flooding around...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is in the midst of seeking voluntary early retirements from its staff across the country,...
Agri Politics
No farming organisation has “a hold” on national politics anymore, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon...
CAP / Schemes
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is being called on to “hold firm” during ongoing talks in Brussels on the EU’s budget for...
CAP / Schemes
Tim Cullinan, the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) president, has warned that if the European Council Summit agrees on a cut...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed is being called on to ensure that fallen animals are collected...
CAP / Schemes
The European Council meeting taking place in Brussels today, Thursday, February 20, has been described as “the most significant issue for...
Tillage
8,000ha of potatoes are currently grown in Ireland. This is the second lowest area planted on record and is unlikely...
Forestry
Afforestation figures indicate that farmer planting under the current forestry programme “has declined by 67%”, the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s)...
Rural Life
With spring calving season now underway on many Irish farms, farmers are being called on to be particularly vigilant to...
Agri Politics
The way that methane emissions from the Irish national herd are currently accounted for is not appropriate, according to the...
Tillage
The National Potato Conference – organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Teagasc and Bórd Bia – will take place...
Agri Politics
The Donegal Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) county executive is set to host its annual general meeting (AGM) tonight, Tuesday, February...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has reportedly indicated that the transitional arrangements under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) would facilitate the re-opening...
Tillage
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has stated that any increase in farm payments that are currently below the national average...
Tillage
Potato prices have fallen back in the past week according to the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Potato Market Report for...
Dairy
The first meeting of 2020 for the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) National Dairy Committee has identified a 1c/L increase in...