Agri-Business
No incentive for farmers to finish cattle earlier - ICSA
There is no incentive for farmers to finish their cattle earlier due to the stagnant beef prices of recent months,...
Agri Politics
Agri Politics
Green agenda 'suffocating' rural Ireland - Collins
Rural communities are “under attack” from all sides and are an “afterthought” for mainstream political parties. That is according to...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach to meet Macra again in near future over concerns
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has committed to meeting with members of Macra in 2-3 months time to measure progress on...
Agri Politics
Young farmers described as 'endangered species'
The government needs to take the issues facing rural Ireland seriously and provide sufficient and sustainable funding to help young...
Agri Politics
Interview: Beef protests were one of the 'big challenges' - Creed
Former minister for agriculture, Michael Creed has told Agriland that the beef protests of 2019 were one of the big...
Agri Politics
Watch: On the Record - Fitzmaurice on his plans for a rural party
Farmers are “nearly ashamed to say they are a farmer” in 2023, according to Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway, Michael Fitzmaurice....
Agri Politics
Taoiseach pays tribute to former ag minister Creed
An Taoiseach and leader of the Fine Gael party, Leo Varadkar has paid tribute to former agriculture minister, Michael Creed,...
Agri Politics
Former ag minister Michael Creed will not contest next election
Cork TD and former minister for agriculture Michael Creed has announced that he will not stand in the next general...
CAP / Schemes
Minister to formally ask commission for 'flexibility' on CAP
Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is calling for flexibility from the European Commission on the implementation...
Agri-Business
Kenny Jones re-elected Kerry IFA chair by single vote
Kenny Jones has been re-elected chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in Co. Kerry by a single vote. IFA...
Agri-Business
EU trade agenda causing 'extreme pressure' on beef and sheep
The beef and sheep sectors in the EU are “under extreme pressure” due to the market access being given to...
Agri Politics
Action needed to avoid farm payment delays - Kerrane
Farmers cannot be expected to wait on farm payments when input costs are “at an all time high”, Sinn Féin’s...
Agri-Business
More cohesive rural bloc needed in the Dáil - Nolan
A more cohesive rural bloc of TDs is needed in Dáil Éireann, a member of the Rural Independent Group has...
Agri Politics
G7 nations must work together to reach global food security - FAO
With hunger levels rising and domestic food price inflation soaring in much of the world, collective actions are necessary to...
Agri-Business
ICMSA: EU deforestation law needs 'stringent verification'
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has “warmly welcomed” the EU Parliament’s decision to ban the importation of products...
Agri-Business
Minister urged to stop 'hiding' amid farm payments delay
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has been urged to stop “hiding” and give assurance that farm...
Agri-Business
Online farmer meeting to discuss zoned land tax
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to host an online meeting next Tuesday (April 25) to update farmers on the...
Agri Politics
No timeframe for completion of IFA review
No timeframe is yet available for the completion of a major review into the internal workings of the Irish Farmers’...
