Poor weather, record feed prices and rising fuel costs mean difficult winter ahead for Tipperary farmers
Labour MEP for Munster, Phil Prendergast, has today highlighted the difficulties facing Tipperary farmers heading into winter and called on the government to take specific measures to alleviate some of the problems facing farmers and their families. Speaking from Strasbourg, Ms. Prendergast said “The weather this summer has been atrocious. Met Eireann reported higher […]
A New AEOS 3 Scheme Vital To Support Farm Incomes – IFA
IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy said a meaningful AEOS 3 scheme must be put in place for the thousands of farmers who have finished REPS 3, and who are very dependent on the scheme to support their farm income. Flor McCarthy said a substantial number of the 13,000 farmers who finished REPS 3 […]
Delayed Payments Causing Hardship On Up To 25,000 Farmers
Speaking at a protest at the Department of Agriculture offices in Johnstown Castle in Wexford this morning (Mon), IFA President John Bryan said that the delays arising from the digitising of maps and other issues are causing financial hardship for 25,000 farmers in Disadvantaged Areas, who have still not received payment. John Bryan said that […]
Delayed Payments Causing Hardship On Up To 25,000 Farmers – IFA
IFA President John Bryan has said that the delays arising from the digitising of maps and other issues are causing financial hardship on up to 25,000 farmers in Disadvantaged Areas who have still not received payment. John Bryan said that the administrative mess around AEOS was now spilling over and causing delays with Disadvantaged Areas […]
Start Of AEOS 1 Payments Must Be Extended Immediately To All 8,500 Farmers – IFA
IFA Rural Development Chairman Tom Turley has said that the commencement of AEOS payments this week is long overdue and must be immediately extended to all farmers who applied for the scheme in 2010. Mr. Turley said the payments relate to the number of months farmers were in the scheme in 2010. 5,600 farmers had […]
