CAP / Schemes
Minister 'made no decision' to hold back ANC payments
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, made no decision to hold back Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC)...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, made no decision to hold back Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC)...
Agri Politics
The holdback of 15% of the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) payments has been criticised by the Irish Farmers’...
Sheep
Farm incomes will be the key focus at the 2019 Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Hill Sheep Forum, which will...
Agri Politics
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has been contacted by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) which has sought an...
Agri Politics
Meat plants should give an immediate price increase to farmers, and any further talks must include price, according to the...
Environment
Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Energy, Richard Bruton, will be in attendance at this year’s annual Smart Farming Farm...
Rural Life
The recently announced reforms to the Garda operating model have been welcomed by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), which says...
Tillage
It has been highlighted that the heavy rainfall in recent weeks has “taken a high toll” on the harvest with...
Beef
It has been claimed that “the 30-month age limit is being used by factories to force farmers to deliver cattle...
Agri Politics
Changes to the in-spec bonus will be of benefit to “beef farmers that have bought calves from the dairy herd”,...
Beef
Farmers are likely to be “disappointed that there is no increase on the main issue of beef prices”, despite the...
Agri-Business
The failure to grant a derogation for the use of Redigo Deter seed dressing – which contains the neonicotinoid clothianidin...
Agri Politics
A Co. Cavan based candidate has this morning, Tuesday, August 20, announced that he is stepping into the race to...
Beef
The ongoing beef talks must shift focus to price and income for livestock farmers, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association’s...
Beef
“An accurate price index is essential to arm farmers” with key market information and allow them to pursue the full...
Pig/Poultry
German pig price has gone up by 14c/kg in the past three weeks while Irish pig price continues to lag...
CAP / Schemes
The rejection of around 600 applications from tranche 14 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) has been described as...
Beef
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling on all eligible farmers to apply for the €100 million Beef Exceptional Aid...