More SCEP Training Venues Needed – IFA
IFA Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan has called on the Minister for Agriculture to provide more training events for farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme. He highlighted the need for these events to be run at convenient locations for farmers to attend and that they must be run in the afternoon or evening so that […]
IFA In Partnership With Croí Heart and Stroke Charity Launch Nationwide Farmer Health Checks Programme Coming to Thurles Mart This October
The IFA has announced a nationwide ‘Farmer Health Checks Programme’ which is set to be rolled out nationwide over the next six weeks. The initiative is being run in partnership with Croí Heart & Stroke Charity and will provide farmers across the country with the opportunity to receive a free health check worth €200 at […]
Taoiseach Must Pause Plans to Increase Water Charges – IFA
IFA President Francie Gorman has sent a letter to the Taoiseach expressing his view that a pause needs to be put in place with regard to plans for an increase in water charges on October 1st. “In light of the comments made by An Taoiseach at the Ploughing last week that he intends to use […]
IFA Analysis Shows 73% Increase in Costs at Farm Level in Last Seven Years
IFA Director of Policy Tadhg Buckley has launched the findings of a report into the effects of recent world events such as the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine on cost over the past seven years for the farming sector in Ireland. According to this report the most severely impacted sectors were dairy […]
Exemption of Farmland from Residential Zoned Land Tax Must be Delivered in Budget 2025
IFA National Farm Business Chair Bill O’ Keefe has called on the Minister for Finance to announce the exemption of actively farmed land from the Residential Zoned Land Tax. Mr. O’Keefe highlighted the importance of excluding farmed land from this tax, meant to be effective from February 2025. “While elected IFA representatives and farmer […]
IFA Sets Out Stall on Vet Meds Issue at DAFM Stakeholder Meeting
The IFA’s TJ Maher has expressed concern following the meeting of the IFA and the Department of Agriculture yesterday, that the implementation of the EU Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation 2019 – 2026 through the Statutory Instrument for Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation could cause severely limited competition in the supply of veterinary medicines for farmers if […]
Vet Med Discussions Have to Include Farmers
IFA Animal Health chair TJ Maher has expressed his concern over the lack of communication between farmers, the Department of Agriculture, vets and licensed merchants on the Draft SI for the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation that has taken place over the past few weeks. Farmers received no communication on this matter and have been left […]
Proposed Hike in Water Charges Unacceptable & Needs to Be Reviewed Urgently
IFA Environment chair John Murphy expressed his view on the proposed increase in water charges due to be introduced on the 1st of October, saying they are unacceptable and need to be reviewed. He said that the guiding principles of the tariff framework say that they should be equitable and not discriminate between customers. “This […]
Farming for Water represents a real opportunity for agricultural sector
The new €60 million Farming for Water project which has been announced with the aim of supporting up to 15,000 farmers to improve water quality, represents a real opportunity for the agricultural sector to make a cost-free investment in the future. The Farming for Water project is a European Innovation Partnership (EIP), the largest […]
Co-ordinated Response Needed to Support Farmers Through Weather Difficulties
Following a meeting of IFA’s National Council today, IFA President Francie Gorman said a co-ordinated response is needed to support farmers through the prolonged weather difficulties. He said the decision by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to convene a meeting of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee this week is important to ensure […]
