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EIB to step in with €3bn loans for young, green, and female farmers
Noel Bardon
EIB-backed loans are to come for the EU's young and women farmers, as well as those focusing on the environment, with the possibility of subsidised interest rates.
6 November 2024 Farm machinery
Self-taught midlands tech guru repairing all things electronic
Steve Sherwood has become a specialist in the art of repairing machine terminals and interfaces and all things electronic for the agricultural machinery sector. Fergal O’Sullivan reports.
21 October 2024 News
ECB interest rate reductions must benefit farmers - IFA
The European Central Bank has announced another interest rate cut by a quarter of one percent.
Focus must shift away from low food prices - Dyson
A farmers’ outlook panel was held at the World Agri-tech Innovation Summit in London, where the key challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture sector were discussed.
2 October 2024 News
Farmers hit out at ‘impossible’ slow loan process
A main cause of concern amongst the farmers at the meeting was the long and often fruitless process of looking for a loan.
4 September 2024 News
Colm McCarthy: no need to risk another boom-bust cycle
In the period leading up to the banking bust of late 2008, the flattering budget numbers proved to be an illusion.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
Act early if cashflow support is required
Irish farmers have been facing challenges due to prolonged and unseasonal weather since July 2023.
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