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France ‘remain opposed’ to Mercosur – IFA
James Hanly
This comes after the association’s president, Francie Gorman, met with the French ambassador to Ireland Céline Place in the Irish Farm Centre to discuss the trade deal and other issues.
11 April 2025 News
Agricultural tyre levy will create ‘tyre-based black economy’ - IFA
The IFA urged the government to retain the current derogation until market imbalance issues are addressed and a practical disposal system for existing waste tyres on farms is put in place.
11 April 2025 Farm safety
‘Safety is not an optional extra, it’s a priority’ – IFA
The scheme, announced by Minister Martin Heydon and Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, allows farmers to write off 50% of the cost of eligible safety equipment each year over two years.
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Camera at the Mart: over 1,000 Angus-cross calves in Bandon
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Mixed Carrick trade sees top call of €7,500 for Charolais bull
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Beef prices: factories try to apply pressure to trade
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In pictures: cull ewes top €3/kg in Athenry Mart
IFA negotiates new landowner payment agreements with ESB and EirGrid
One covers compensation and goodwill payments to landowners for the refurbishment and upgrade of existing overhead electric lines, the other is in relation to the placing of new underground cables.
10 April 2025 News
Further GAEC-2 derogation needed – IFA
The IFA has continually raised the disproportionate impact of GAEC-2 on Irish farms since it first appeared in the draft EU CAP proposals.
9 April 2025 l2
Cliffs of Moher farmers vow to fight threat of CPOs
Farmers along the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk opened up their land to the public in good faith, but are now potentially facing CPOs due to the trail’s popularity. Anne O’Donoghue reports
9 April 2025 Feature
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
We can't lose all agricultural land to other land use - O'Brien
The 2025 Finding Common Ground conference was held in the RDS on Wednesday where discussions focused on the opportunities for new land use change.
9 April 2025 News
Strict import controls needed for used forestry machinery – IFA
The association hopes that these controls will ensure all imported used forestry machinery goes through strict biosecurity measures to stop the spread of harmful diseases.
4 April 2025 Forestry
Competitiveness of Kerrygold will be affected by US tariffs – IFA
The US market is an important outlet and accounts for around 11% of our total food and drink exports, the IFA said.
2 April 2025 News
Radical TB plan floated by Department
Major changes to the TB testing programme, the rules relating to animal movements and to disease compensation are included in the Department's plan.
2 April 2025 News
New dairy-beef weighing scheme must be built on – IFA
Scheme must be built on to adequately support farmers making long-term investments in rearing beef calves from the dairy herd.
2 April 2025 News