New Forest Technology Scheme Not Fit for Purpose – IFA
IFA Farm Forestry Chair Padraig Stapleton has criticised the new Innovative Forest Technology Scheme highlighting the small budget and saying that the scheme is not fit for purpose. This scheme was created to encourage and incentivise the use of specialised equipment for the harvesting and extraction of forestry. This equipment will help to decrease […]
ACRES Calamity Continues for Farmers – IFA
IFA National Rural Development Chair John Curran has called for ACRES payments to be finalised by the Department by using whatever resources necessary. “Advance ACRES payments for year 2 started to issue last week which was positive to see, at least for those that received it. We thought the stumbling blocks of 2023 were […]
Helping Hedgehogs Visiting Your Garden Year Round
Although they are not a native species to Ireland hedgehogs are one of the country’s most beloved wild animals. However, in recent years these small spiky mammals have been facing more danger than ever. British hedgehog populations have declined to historically low levels and were put on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red […]
MEPs Amendments on EU Deforestation Regulation Will Help Simplify Implementation on Irish Farms
IFA President Francie Gorman has said that the outcome of the vote to endorse the simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation will be important. “While the objective of the Regulation is logical, the implementation of it at farm level was going to be onerous and potentially very bureaucratic for farmers. Today’s amendments should pave […]
Tipperary Native Joe MacGrath Appointed To Independent Advisory Committee On Nature Restoration
The Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine have announced the names of the members included in the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration. Included in the committee is Joe MacGrath from Nenagh in Tipperary. Mr. MacGrath has previously held the position of Chief Executive […]
Businesses to commit over €1 million to finance wildlife ponds, hedgerows and woodlands on farms across Ireland
Today marks the launch of ReFarm, by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity. ReFarm is a new national initiative aimed at making farming for nature sustainable and scalable, while providing businesses with an opportunity to fund nature-positive actions on Irish farms in a way that can be reported on under new […]
Beef Price Edges Upwards, But More Needed – IFA
IFA Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan has expressed his view that more is needed from the beef market as prices for beef begin to edge upwards. He said the gap in beef prices with Ireland’s key markets needs to be fixed and that these gaps are unacceptable. “Demand for beef is strong and will only increase […]
Tipperary North and Tipperary South Nominees Announced Ahead of Paddy Fitzgerald Awards 2024
The Paddy Fitzgerald Awards 2024 are due to take place on the 27th of October in Adare, Co. Limerick and in advance of these nine nominees have been announced. These nominees have been handpicked by the IFA County Executive in each jurisdiction in Munster including Tipperary North, Tipperary South, Cork Central, Cork North, Cork West, Clare, Kerry, […]
Killough Solar Announce Plans for Solar Farm Development
Killough Solar have announced plans for the development of a 100MW solar farm to strengthen Coolmore’s environmental sustainability initiatives. The project led by Coolmore in conjunction with clean energy sector specialists Temporis Investment Management. The solar farm, if it is approved, will aim to make Coolmore’s operations more environmentally friendly and climate positive. The […]
