Agri Politics
Macra meets Commissioner McGuinness in Brussels
A delegation from Macra met with European Commissioner for financial stability, financial services and the capital markets union, Mairead McGuinness, in...
Agri Politics
A delegation from Macra met with European Commissioner for financial stability, financial services and the capital markets union, Mairead McGuinness, in...
Buildings
The new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) is set to open in January 2023 and is braced to see a...
Agri-Business
The RISE Community Fund supported by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has announced a partnership with Macra, which will see cash grants given to entrepreneurial...
Rural Life
Young people are the “bedrock” of the agri-food sector and the pioneers that will take Ireland into the next decade....
Rural Life
More young people farming and working on farms is key to delivering on the missions set out in the Food...
Agri-Business
A pathway to succession is still a major concern for young farmers, according to Macra president, John Keane. Speaking on...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme has said that it will reject any proposed measure seeking to introduce an exit scheme from farming....
CAP / Schemes
Macra na Feirme has said that the approval of Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan by the European Commission...
Sheep
Confidence in the future of sheep farming is at an all time low and young people are no longer entering...
Environment
The president of Macra na Feirme has said that young farmers are currently delivering on emissions reductions across the country....
Dairy News
Incentivising young farmers into the dairy industry will continue to be a big challenge and more should be done to...
Video
On this episode of Farmland, Agriland editor Stella Meehan sits down with general secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
CAP / Schemes
Macra na Feirme is calling for an increase to the maximum rate of aid for young farmers through the Targeted...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands-Northwest, Chris MacManus has said poor government policy must not prevent young people from starting a...
CAP / Schemes
Macra na Feirme has said that the European Commission has published data which shows that young farmers in Ireland are...
Agri-Business
A new study has found striking similarities between farmers in Ireland and the United States (US) when it comes to...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that his key focus is ensuring farming remains...
Agri Politics
The European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) has appointed Marion Picot as the new secretary general of the organisation. According...