Agri Politics
CEJA: EU should place farmers at 'core' of ag economy
Farmers in the European Union should be at the “core” of the agricultural economy, according to European Council of Young...
Agri Politics
Farmers in the European Union should be at the “core” of the agricultural economy, according to European Council of Young...
Environment
Stronger incentives, more strategic policy implementation, and smarter innovations are needed for “greater sustainability, according to the European Commissioner for...
Environment
Generational issues and consumer miscommunication were among the main issues affecting young farmers which were highlighted at the European Council...
Agri-Business
Sinn Féin TD, Claire Kerrane has said that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was set up to ensure food production...
Agri-Business
Some farming policy choices made by the EU and Ireland were not the right ones and some went too far,...
Agri Politics
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has committed to meeting with members of Macra in 2-3 months time to measure progress on...
Agri Politics
The government needs to take the issues facing rural Ireland seriously and provide sufficient and sustainable funding to help young...
Agri-Business
The message of a “future of rural Ireland” has been carried by Macra members to government buildings in Dublin today...
Agri-Business
A series of regional farm succession and inheritance meetings taking place this month and in May have been announced by...
Agri-Business
Macra has announced two days of action at the end of this month to highlight the issues and challenges faced...
CAP / Schemes
Advance payment dates for a number of schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027 have been confirmed by the...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has today (Wednesday, March 15) announced that the online system for...
Dairy
Some young farmers will not be allowed increase cow numbers for five years after they receive a grant for a...
Agri-Business
Macra has criticised the omission of construction costs for new milking parlours under the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)....
Agri-Business
The Minister for Finance has been urged to put new tax “incentives” in place to support young farmers because of...
Rural Life
Questions have been raised on the timeline for the delivery of a scheme to support the ‘forgotten farmers’ after the...
Agri-Business
An ageing farming population is a key challenge for Ireland according to a new report which warns that getting “young...
Agri Politics
Ahead of the start of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2023, one organisation has reiterated the need to...