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INHFA questions whether nature restoration targets can be met without farmland
James Hanly
The association has called on Minister of State for nature Christopher O’Sullivan to provide clarity around the requirements under the Nature Restoration Law.
20 April 2025 Climate and environment
IFA chair calls on Department to investigate alternatives to splash plate ban
A motion brought forward by the IFA Tipperary county chair, Baden Powell, against the ban on splash plate slurry spreaders for hill farmers has received the full support of the other county chairs.
16 April 2025 Climate and environment
INHFA calls for investigation into EU funding of NGOs
This comes after a statement from the European Commission that acknowledged how funding for the EU LIFE programme may have funded “undue lobbying activities” by environmental NGOs.
‘Little to nothing has been done to improve wildfire prevention’- UFU
This comes after UFU president William Irvine and deputy president Glenn Cuddy visited the Mournes to speak to farmers who have been affected by recent wildfires.
11 April 2025 Northern Ireland
In pictures: hill farmers protest at Agriculture House
Members of the Irish Hill Farmers Association and Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association spoke about the issues of some mineral soil being classified as peatland.
4 March 2025 News
Watch: INHFA protests over GAEC 2
“This is our house and don’t forget it,” was the message from former president of the INHFA Colm O’Donnell at a protest by the farm organisation over GAEC 2 regulations at Agriculture House.
4 March 2025 News
INHFA to protest in Dublin over GAEC 2 rules
INHFA president Vincent Roddy said that the imposition of the new rules on over 100,000ha of mineral soils would be “catastrophic”.
3 March 2025 News
INHFA takes issue with Heydon over GAEC 2 rules
The imposition of GAEC 2 rules on over 100,000ha of mineral soils has been described as a “catastrophic” decision by the INHFA.
26 February 2025 News
ACRES: ‘No other sector of society would accept this’ – INHFA
The association called on the Department, as 15,000 farmers are still awaiting payments from the 2023 and 2024 sections of the scheme.
21 February 2025 News
INHFA slams slow pace of ACRES payments
The hill farmer body called on the Department of Agriculture to 'get its act together' and to stop hiding behind IT issues.
19 February 2025 News
Farmers ‘fed up’ with ACRES excuses - INHFA
The INHFA claims that it seen an increasing number of farmers contacting its office with concerns over their delayed payments.
13 February 2025 News
Clarkson gets INHFA seal of approval
Very few people had done as much as Jeremy Clarkson to communicate the challenges facing farmers to the general public, claimed INHFA president Vincent Roddy.
12 February 2025 Dealer