Budget 2025 Cut a Further Setback for Farm Forestry – IFA
IFA Farm Forestry Chair Padraig Stapleton has expressed his dissatisfaction at the 17% decline in funding for the forestry sector in Budget 2025. “This cut in funding sends a really poor signal to the forestry sector at a time when confidence is already at an all-time low,” he said. The forestry sector has been allocated […]
IFA National Potato Chair Encourages Consumers and Retailers to Support Irish Potato Growers on National Potato Day
Today marks National Potato Day and the Irish Farmers’ Association National Potato Chair Sean Ryan has called on consumers and retailers to support growers in the Irish potato industry. In this country the potato growing industry is worth over €105 million and each year around 8,000 hectares of this staple vegetable are produced. […]
€225 Suckler Cow Payment and Dairy Beef Calf Rearing Support Following Budget Announcement – IFA
IFA National Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan said that funding for a dairy beef calf scheme has been provided in addition to an increase of €225 per cow in support for suckler farmers following the Budget 2025 announcements by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. He said the National Exchequer funding of €28 […]
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 […]
Isolated Minister Must Reverse Decision Immediately – IFA & IGG
A statement from the Irish Grain Growers Association (IGG) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has again called the Minister for Agriculture to reverse his decision to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM). Along with the calls to reverse the decision from the IFA and the IGG, two Junior Ministers in the Department of Agriculture […]
Ifac to host “2019 and Beyond” Farmers’ Seminar in Tipperary
Ifac, the farming, food and agribusiness professional services firm is hosting a farming seminar in conjunction with The Irish Farmers Association and The Farmers Journal in The Horse and Jockey Hotel, Thurles on Tuesday 4th December, at 8pm The theme of the seminar is ‘2019 and Beyond’ and will be chaired by ifac National Chairman […]
Open Day In Gurteen College Will Highlight Potential For Energy In Agriculture
A major open day, Energy in Agriculture 2017 will take place at Gurteen College, Ballingarry, Roscrea on Tuesday, 22nd August. This FREE event will feature talks on all aspects of energy use and generation on fa00rm, practical demonstrations and sixty industry exhibitors. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten TD will open the event. He […]
Irish Cancer Society Calls On Outdoor Workers In Tipperary To Be SunSmart This Summer
The Irish Cancer Society has said that almost one in four (23%) of skin cancer deaths in Ireland are from the construction, outdoor and farming industry. As it launches its annual SunSmart campaign, the Society said that farmers and construction workers in the Tipperary area need to be extra vigilant during the summer months. […]
