Caitríona
E: cmorrissey@farmersjournal.ie
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Caitríona Morrissey is news editor of the Irish Farmers Journal. Caitríona holds a BAgrSc honours degree in Animal Science from University College Dublin and hails from a farming background in Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary. Her home farm is a mixed farm, including dairy, tillage and store cattle. She is a former winner of the prestigious Guild of Agricultural Journalists “The Bull” award and an International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) award winner. An avid fan of equestrian sports, Caitríona breeds and produces sport horses.
Caitríona Morrissey on 23 Oct 2021
IFA’s CAP calculator shows how your BPS payments will change
A ready reckoner shows which farmers will gain and which farmers will lose when it comes to their Pillar I payments.
Caitríona Morrissey on 22 Oct 2021
Use €200m organic fund for suckler, sheep and tillage farmers – Walsh
North Tipperary IFA chair Imelda Walsh has called for a large swathe of money earmarked for organic farming to be redirected.
Caitríona Morrissey on 22 Oct 2021
Minister’s beef and sheep strategy ‘in disarray’ – ICSA
Dermot Kelleher has criticised many elements of the new CAP schemes revealed this week by Minister Charlie McConalogue.
Caitríona Morrissey on 22 Oct 2021
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions fell but agri emissions rose in 2020
Pandemic restrictions, less peat and more wind energy lead to reduced greenhouse gas emissions in 2020.
Caitríona Morrissey on 21 Oct 2021
Watch: IFA members protest against Minister's CAP plans
Farmers, led by president Tim Cullinan, say the package announced on Wednesday does not help productive farmers.
Caitríona Morrissey on 23 Oct 2021
CAP funding for sheep will exclude 1m ewes – IFA
IFA sheep chair Seán Dennehy has called for amendments to the planned Sheep Improvement Scheme.
Caitríona Morrissey on 20 Oct 2021
Minister must issue full BPS to fire and flood-hit farmers – Sinn Féin
A European Commission response could be used to help farmers who have been hit by natural disasters to claim their full farm payment.
Caitríona Morrissey on 18 Oct 2021
Weekly weather: unsettled week ahead with rain or showers most days
Met Eireann is forecasting a damp week, with a change in temperatures from Wednesday onwards.
Caitríona Morrissey on 17 Oct 2021
Climate targets for agriculture would be ‘extremely challenging’ – IFA
Full details of the new targets are needed, but there are huge challenges ahead, the farm organisation has said.
Caitríona Morrissey on 17 Oct 2021
Higher CAP funding needed in face of new climate targets - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has said the Government must increase spending on agriculture to help it cope with climate targets.
Caitríona Morrissey on 16 Oct 2021
IFA calls for 10-year term on new Brexit loan scheme
The scheme was announced as part of the measures in Budget 2022 last week.
Caitríona Morrissey on 15 Oct 2021
EU to revise pesticide rules within months
The future sustainability of food production in the EU was the focus of the EU’s Farm2Fork conference this week.