Rural Life
New biodiversity land designations will make farming 'next to impossible'
New land designations will make farming “next to impossible” according to the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA). Last...
Rural Life
New land designations will make farming “next to impossible” according to the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA). Last...
Rural Life
The farm organisation representing hill farmers has criticised demands from the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) to remove sheep from hills....
CAP / Schemes
Proposals in the EU budget to limit payments at €100,000 in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), ‘mean nothing and are...
Rural Life
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has raised concerns that new EU land designations will have “major implications...
Agri Politics
Farm organisations are urging the newly-appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dara Calleary, to “stress the importance” of...
Agri Politics
The decision to leave large parts of rural Ireland without a vote at the cabinet table “may well be a...
Agri Politics
Protecting family farms should be a focus of the new agriculture ministerial team, according to the Irish Natura and Hill...
Agri Politics
There is concern that any future Programme for Government could sideline many farmers, especially those currently delivering an environmental benefit...
Agri Politics
The parties involved in government formations talks – particularly the two non-government parties, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party –...
Environment
The proposals outlined last week in the EU Biodiversity Strategy could potentially undermine farmer incomes, according to the organisation representing...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has apparently provided “written clarification” to one farming organisation that the farm...
Agri Politics
“Any attempts to cull our environmentally-sustainable traditional suckler herds will not be tolerated,” according to the Irish Natura and Hill...
Beef
Concerns have been raised that the 5% stock reduction requirement under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme could “distort...
Rural Life
Farmers with land under Natura 2000 designations are owed a combined €130 million per year, or €150/ha, according to the...
CAP / Schemes
The decision by the European Parliaments Agricultural Committee to ratify the EU Commission’s draft Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) transition regulation...
Beef
There are further calls for suckler farmers to ensure they apply for the new Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot – Suckler...
Agri Politics
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Janusz Wojciechowski, is “showing an unbelievable lack of leadership” according to one of...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed is being called on to “act quickly and decisively” to provide...