TAMS flexibility

IFA Rural Development Committee chair Flor McCarthy has called on Minister Coveney to allow flexibility on slurry storage under TAMS. Farmers who do not have sufficient storage must not be denied grant aid and should be given time to sort their requirements using the 60% young farmer grant or the soon-to-be introduced 40% grant for all farmers.

Farm safety day

The IFA national farm safety day took place on Tuesday of this week. If you didn’t get a chance to review safety on your farm on the day, it’s never too late. You’ll find risk assessment materials and other farm safety resources on the IFA website.

Save lives – think safety, farm safely every day.

Dairy prices

IFA National Dairy Committee chair Sean O’Leary has said milk prices that put farmers in a loss-making situation are unsustainable and the industry must come up with strategies to offset poor returns, especially in terms of internal efficiencies, including lowering margins. Get dairy news straight to your inbox by signing up for the IFA dairy newsletter at www.ifa.ie/dairy