Rural Life
There are no plans for "new land designations", the Minister of State with responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity has said.
Environment
A farm organisation is calling for dedicated funding for farmers on designated lands. Speaking...
The IFA team which is responsible for representing farmers on designated lands has called for more funding for affected farmers.
The issue of land designation and the restrictions for farmers in these areas was a major point of concern at the AGM of the INHFA yesterday.
Property
The INHFA is calling for the state to establish a fund that will top up the purchase price of designated land when it is being sold.
Video
On this episode of Farmland, beef journalist Breifne O’Brien sits down with Willie Boland of Liffey Mills to discuss how...
Beef
The latest episode of Farmland discusses beef finishing diets and availing of current prices, as well as the latest issues facing designated farmers.
The IFA has said that existing payment arrangements and the proposals in the CAP Strategic Plan for designated land are inadequate.
Agri Politics
Macra discussed the need for investment in generational renewal and the impact of land designations on young farmers, among other issues.
The NPWS has formally published a document outlining possible measures for which farmers on designated land could be paid for.
The AGM of the INHFA was held last Friday, with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue in attendance.
Galway has topped the list for the largest portion of payments under the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme.
The INHFA has met with Minister Noonan to further discuss the issue of potential land designations under the EU Biodiversity strategy.
Minister of State with responsibility for heritage Malcolm Noonan has moved to contradict claims made by the IFA last week.
The IFA says that it has been given a "clear and unequivocal commitment" that there are no plans for more land designations.
Independent TD Marian Harkin has said that "we need to understand what implications land designations could have".
The IFA has said that it will tell the Minister of State Malcolm Noonan that "restrictions are having a detrimental effect on rural areas".
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the EU Court of Justice over what it calls the country's failure to designate SACs.
A Co. Galway farmer whose land has been designated says the 'the first rule is not to blackguard the man that owns the land'.
A Co. Galway farmer has said that land designation under the Habitats Directive is devaluing property and is very unfair.
The INHFA has called for a full renegotiation of all land designations that recognise the huge burden they place on landowners property.
