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Concern over future of key farm schemes
Amy Forde
The schemes at risk include the ANC, which alone is worth €250m/annum, ACRES, suckler and sheep schemes and on-farm investment schemes such as TAMS.
20 May 2025 News
Hands off CAP budget, Doyle tells Commission
Peter Power, the Commission's Irish representative, said the Commission is in listening mode, but farmers seemed unconvinced.
16 May 2025 News
IFA and ICOS to stage ‘flash action’ over CAP budget
The event will take place on Tuesday 20 May, with the aim of warning the Commission against stripping away the Common Agricultural Policy budget in favour of a single fund approach.
Department set to design voluntary rewetting scheme for farmers
The rewetting of State land will satisfy targets under the Nature Restoration Law and farmers will be incentivised to rewet land voluntarily, says Department official.
7 March 2025 News
Department officials to address IFA peat soils meeting in Athlone
The meeting will discuss BISS peat soil rules, the EU Nature Restoration Law and Climate Action Plan measures for drained peaty farmland.
5 March 2025 News
Climate change boss critical of farmer exclusion from rewetting meeting
Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council Marie Donnelly has said farmers must be involved in - and compensated for - rewetting of their land.
4 March 2025 Climate and environment
Brewers and maltsters need to 'keep their side of the bargain'
Alice Doyle of the IFA was very clear when addressing the Guinness and Boortmalt malting barley awards this week.
28 February 2025 News
IFA blasts Department's 'closed-door' meeting on rewetting plans
The IFA has called for transparency on the Department of Agriculture's approach to drawing up rewetting policies, after last week's "closed, invite-only workshop" on the Climate Action Plan.
27 February 2025 News
Vision for Agriculture and Food ‘must be backed’
This vision is published at a time when there are a lot of concerning noises around the budget for the next CAP.
26 February 2025 Opinion
ACRES: ‘the time for talk is over’ - IFA
The IFA said that it is receiving calls daily into regional offices from very stressed and frustrated farmers.
24 February 2025 News
IFA and ICOS meet environment commissioner on derogation retention
A joint statement from the two organisations said they emphasised the economic and environmental significance of the derogation for Ireland’s agricultural sector.
20 February 2025 News
Commission unveils new vision for farming
The vision comes as part of the response to last year's EU-wide farmer protests.
19 February 2025 News