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€250/head beef factory price gap
Phelim O'Neill
Analysis by the Irish Farmers Journal of weekly prices reported by factories to DAFM shows a big gap between highest and lowest payers across all grades.
29 January 2025 News
CAP payments should be index linked - Commissioner Hansen
The Luxembourg man said that where additional burdens are placed on farmers then there needs to be additional funding, but could not say where this funding would come from.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
DAERA outline next steps in farm funding
A raft of different schemes are due to launch in 2025, DAERA officials have confirmed
Minister Heydon wants to change ‘bleak’ narrative around farming
The new Minister for Agriculture wants to highlight how good farming is for the economy, and how good Irish farmers are at producing quality food.
29 January 2025 News
Tirlán takes December but Lakeland top overall
Lakeland Dairies, despite being in division three for December claim the top spot for the cumulative milk payments in 2024.
29 January 2025 Markets
Farmers fined for not registering water abstraction points
The Department of Agriculture confirmed that 20 holdings have been fined for failing to register a private water abstraction point relating to agriculture.
29 January 2025 News
Minister Heydon must sort GAEC 2 issue - IFA
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon must take up the mantel on the implications of GAEC 2 for Ireland.
27 January 2025 News
Farmers draw down over €3m in microfinance loans
Micro Finance Ireland (MFI) assists businesses with fewer than 10 employees by providing funding to help them meet payments for stock, working capital requirements and other overhead expenses.
26 January 2025 News
Tirlán says milk supply ended year only 1% lower than 2023 level
Co-op predicts that supply in 2025 will increase by between 3% and 5%.
23 January 2025 News
Dairygold suppliers await loyalty changes
There has been extensive engagement between Dairygold milk suppliers, its committees, board members and management in the last week, Caitríona Morrissey reports.
22 January 2025 News
Farmer views: proposed retirement scheme
The Programme for Government commits to establishing a farm succession scheme. We asked farmers how they think a farm retirement scheme should work.
22 January 2025 News
Plans for simplified CAP payments
Announced in the 2025 Programme for Government, there will be IT system improvements at the Department of Agriculture to avoid payment delays.
22 January 2025 News