Tillage
Farmers "will be relieved" to see the proposal under the sixth NAP to drop the requirement for shallow cultivation.
The IFA Grain Committee chair has said that the €50 million earmarked for tillage farmers in Budget 2026 is "a help for a sector in crisis".
The IFA welcomed today's (Tuesday, June 17) announcement that all applicants for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) will be accepted.
Tillage and water quality were at the forefront of a recent meeting with the IFA grain committee and the DAFM
IFA grain committee chair Kieran McEvoy has called on Boortmalt for a "stronger" second forward offer for malting barley in 2025
Irish grain merchants 'must' match the prices paid by co-ops for green feed wheat and barley, according to IFA grain chair Kieran McEvoy
IFA president Francie Gorman slammed a proposal by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure.
A new €100/ha support for tillage farmers who plant in 2024 has fallen short of the expectations of an Irish farm organisation.
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is calling on farm minister, Charlie McConalogue, to introduce a bespoke tillage support measure
Tillage News
The IFA is calling on the government to use €9.5 million in funding from the EU Commission for the tillage sector.
The IFA has said that a €12.50/t drying surcharge imposed on malting barley growers by Boortmalt has been dropped.
