More Progress on Wastewater Treatment Plants Needed – IFA
IFA President Francie Gorman has stated that farmers and people living in rural areas have expressed concerns over the progression of discussions on issues relating to the impact of incidences in wastewater treatment plants run by Uisce Éireann on water quality. “I recognise that significant progress has been made by Uisce Éireann in recent […]
Budget Measures Not Enough for Income Crisis in Farming – IFA
IFA President Francie Gorman has commented on the farming measures announced in Budget 25 would reduce some of the pressures on farmers they would not adequately address the income crisis. The increase in supports for suckler cows, sheep and dairy beef calves will be some help to farmers in the drystock sector. However, the […]
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 […]
Prompt ACRES & Fodder Transport Payments Needed – IFA
IFA Rural Development Chair John Curran has made an appeal to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to deliver all maximum payments on time to farmers over the coming weeks. Cashflow is becoming more and more of a problem on many farms, across all sectors. Minister McConalogue needs to ensure there are no […]
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 […]
Minister Must Deliver Maximum Payments on Time, to All – IFA
IFA National Rural Development Chair John Curran has asked the Minster for Agriculture to ensure maximum payments are given to all farmers on time starting with the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme payments by making use of Commission approved flexibilities. Mr. Curran’s comments came after the EU Commission authorised member states to pay higher […]
LESS Requirements for Small Scale and Lower Stocked Farms Not Viable or Necessary – IFA
IFA National Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan has called for a deferral and review of the Low Emission Slurry Spreading requirements which are set to be implemented on January 1st, 2025. He highlighted issues with the requirements for this category which is populated by small dry stock farmers who operate on fragmented, smaller holdings often […]
IFA President To Meet Taoiseach and Tánaiste – IFA
IFA President Francie Gorman will meet separately with the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste today to discuss immediate and medium-term farming priorities. The Budget will be delivered in three weeks’ time and IFA has a suite of specific proposals that we want the Government to implement.” Mr. Gorman called the meetings an opportunity to highlight […]
