Dairy News
Potential dairy retirement scheme must result in more young farmers
Young farmer organisation, Macra na Feirme, has said that a potential retirement scheme for the dairy sector, if implemented, must...
Dairy News
Young farmer organisation, Macra na Feirme, has said that a potential retirement scheme for the dairy sector, if implemented, must...
Rural Life
An Irish MEP has called for young farmers taking over family farms to be given “all the support available”. Sinn...
CAP / Schemes
A TD is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to revise the age limit of...
Environment
The president of the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA), Diana Lenzi has addressed EU agriculture ministers to consolidate climate-friendly...
Rural Life
The seventh EPP European Congress of Young Farmers was held in the EU Parliament on Thursday, December 9, and highlighted...
Agri Politics
Macra na Feirme has said that it has written to Green party MEP, Ciaran Cuffe, concerning his letter to banks...
Rural Life
TDs and senators from the Green Party are being called on to “robustly distance themselves” from a letter sent to...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme has said that the current suite of measures under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan (CSP)...
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said he does not support a move by Green Party...
CAP / Schemes
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet this evening (Wednesday, December 1) with representatives of Macra...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced a 100% increase in his department’s funding for the Land...
Agri Politics
Over two months after the first Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan (CSP) was launched in early August, the latest updated...
Rural Life
In the wake of the announcement of Budget 2022 by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure...
Rural Life
The relief under Stamp Duty for young trained farmers will continue until December 31, of 2022, Budget 2022 has outlined....
Rural Life
The National Reserve for young farmers has been provisionally approved to continue for 2022 – with conditions around maximum hectares...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme is calling on the government to ensure that the upcoming CAP strategic plan (CSP) delivery and carbon budgets “consider young farmers and the future of Irish...
Rural Life
There are a number of “possible inconsistencies” in the age limits which apply to some tax reliefs for young farmers,...
Agri Politics
High-level talks were held this week between ministers at the Department of Agriculture and Macra na Feirme – with a...