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Farming in Irish payment sought by INHFA
Declan O’Brien
The farm body is proposing that €3,000 in additional support payments be made available for Irish speaking farmers living in Gaeltacht areas.
30 October 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: is the suckler game back in focus?
Cow price is one thing, but weanling price is an even better gauge of where the suckler game is.
17 October 2024 Schemes
Over €2m in fodder support payments issue to farmers
The movement of 48,132 bales and 19,114t of fodder was supported by this measure, with 24 co-operatives participating in the scheme.
Sheep Welfare Scheme must ‘avoid any leakages’ - IFA
Total support payments for ewes have been increased to €25/ewe when combined with the €12/ewe Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS).
3 October 2024 News
Organic ambition needs viable markets for produce
There is further expansion planned for organic farming in 2030 strategy, but it is a concern that it is production- not market-led.
22 September 2024 News
ACRES Training Scheme reopens for tranche 2 participants
There is in the region of 9,000 ACRES tranche 2 participants and a small number of tranche 1 participants required to complete training by the end of 2024.
18 September 2024 Schemes
Visit the Irish Farmers Journal stand
Adam Woods takes a look at what’s happening on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.
13 September 2024 News
Sucklers or sheep: which left biggest margins?
Adam Woods takes a look at the Tullamore Farm financial performance for 2023.
31 July 2024 Breeding & health
Average farm income fell almost 60% in 2023 – Teagasc
Lower farmgate prices, depressed levels of production and high costs were the drivers in the reduction in farm incomes last year.
23 July 2024 News
Average BPS payout at three-year low
In both 2020 and 2021, additional money was added into the BPS payment pot in NI.
5 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Heated exchanges at ash dieback taskforce
Forestry growers' representatives said they signed up to the taskforce's terms of reference "under duress".
29 May 2024 News
Rise in fertiliser costs suited Government's green agenda - Aontú
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has said that emergency supports are needed now to subsidise the cost of fertiliser, with many farmers "deep in debt" due to inflation over the past number of years.
20 May 2024 News