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Editorial: stock number decline should reignite policy rethink
Jack Kennedy
Farmers need to know what stocking rate they can hold. Without it, on farm investment will stagnate.
23 April 2025 Climate and environment
Conflicted feelings: I complained about a local farmer spreading slurry
A few days after the complaint, a tractor pulled into my yard. A man stepped out. I suppose I already knew how the conversation was going to unfold, writes Ray O Foghlú.
23 April 2025 News
IFA to lobby TDs and senators in nationwide campaign
ACRES payment delays, new GAEC 2 rules and TB are among some of issues IFA will be putting to politicians.
GAEC 2 and BISS causing angst and confusion
Many farmers and planners seem totally unaware of what peatland plots are included or not.
16 April 2025 Viewpoints
Farmers advised to have geo-tagged photos of old drains
Farmers were reminded that maintenance of existing drains was permitted as part of GAEC 2 at a west Cork IFA meeting on peat soils.
9 April 2025 News
GAEC 2 debacle highlights leadership issues in agriculture
Delaying GAEC 2 or suggesting it can be ignored will just result in more hardship for farmers, writes Ray O Foghlú.
9 April 2025 Climate and environment
Minister insists GAEC 2 rules are not a land designation
Minister Heydon said that if a farmer believes that a land parcel has been incorrectly included in the standard, they can appeal that decision to the Department of Agriculture.
6 April 2025 Climate and environment
GAEC 2 proposal ‘disenfranchises’ small farmers – Sinn Féin
The party’s spokesperson on agriculture Martin Kenny raised concerns with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon in the Dáil on Thursday.
3 April 2025 News
INHFA wants mineral soils red-lined out of GAEC 2 rules
The hill farmers’ group has presented what it called a ‘fair solution’ to implementing GAEC 2.
1 April 2025 News
Caution on redrawing GAEC 2 parcels
IFA policy executive Shane Whelan said for those splitting parcels to take some land out of GEAC 2, it could cause issues for ACRES.
26 March 2025 News
Editorial: Kerry discontent
Cleaning and deepening drains is an everyday occurrence in a county like Kerry. It keeps farms productive.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Minister insists GAEC 2 is ‘not something that will be in place forever’
Minister Heydon has denied GAEC 2 requirements are a form of land designation, adding that the rules may be changed with the next CAP in 2028.
25 March 2025 Climate and environment