Agri-Business
Policy reform, financial incentives and cultural shifts are all needed to address generational renewal in agricultural, a new report said.
N.Ireland
The Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has announced the successful conclusion of the Land Mobility Scheme.
Dairy Technical
Earlier this week Agriland made the trip west to Co. Mayo for the Land Mobility and Aurivo farm walk, on the of farm Irvine and Liz Moore.
Land Mobility programme manager John McCallister believes that more can be done to open up agriculture in Northern Ireland for young people
According to the man heading up land mobility in Northern Ireland, generational renewal is now a priority for farm policy makers
Tax changes, similar to those already available in the Republic of Ireland, could make land mobility a much more attractive option
Dairy
A Co Down dairy farmer is calling for greater support for young people wanting to develop a career in production agriculture
The Land Mobility Report for 2019 has been launched this morning, Thursday, June 20, in Buswells Hotel, Dublin.
Farmers are prepared to pay €221/ha (€89.50/ac) more for land adjacent to the farmyard compared to 1km away, according to a survey.
Rural Life
A new land mobility programme has been launched in a joint collaboration between Lakeland Dairies and Macra na Feirme.
The Macra na Feirme and FBD Trust Land Mobility Service has now been involved in over 400 arrangements covering a staggering 35,000ac.
The YFCU roadshows are set to bring several rural experts to a series of events across Northern Ireland - including rural valuers, land...
Better profitability in agriculture would allow older farmers to retire, creating better farm succession in Northern Ireland, FFA claims.
As many as 100 land mobility agreements could be made between farmers in Northern Ireland by 2019, those behind the newly-launched scheme say
Better land mobility could push productivity rates and allow the region's agricultural sector to grow, it has been claimed.
A ‘land mobility’ programme aiming to pair up farmers into working partnerships and solve the...
New YFCU president will continue to raise the bar in the context of his organisation's involvement within the farming and food sectors.
Long-term leasing proved to be the most popular arrangement in Macra 's Land Mobility Service pilot programme over the course of three years.
Agri Politics
Macra has welcomed early indications from the European Commission that Generational Renewal will be one of the priorities of CAP post 2020.
Macra na Feirme has announced the appointment of Kieran O’Dowd to the position of Land Mobility Facilitator.
Macra na Feirme’s land mobility programme is turning out to be an unqualified success
There is more land available to be farmed than there are young farmers to take these opportunities, Austin Finn told a recent Macra conference.
Land mobility is the new quota and this topic will be discussed at a Macra event in Cahir next week.
