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Martin Stapleton 'determined to restore respect to farmers'
Amy Forde
The Irish Farmers Journal asked IFA presidential candidate Martin Stapleton what he believes is the most pressing issue for Irish Farmers and what he would change in the IFA.
20 September 2023 News
ACRES: 10 common farmer questions answered
ACRES west Connacht project manager Mary McAndrew answers some key questions farmers have raised at meetings regarding the new ACRES scheme.
18 September 2023 Schemes
BVD tag scheme payment of €2/calf commences
The payment is being paid on a maximum of 25 calves (€50 maximum payment) born in the herd between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023.
Grain growers seek aid payment for tillage farmers
Tillage farmers are “being hit from all sides” in 2023, according to the Irish Grain Growers Group.
18 September 2023 News
Taoiseach to invite commissioner to Ireland to discuss derogation
The IFA met with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the Fine Gael think-in at the Strand Hotel in Limerick on Friday.
15 September 2023 News
ACRES set to reopen as budget battle looms
Minister McConalogue’s budget wish list will include more spots in the ACRES scheme.
13 September 2023 News
Farmers and processors need good planning or good luck
Badly timed investments will prove very costly for both producers and processors.
13 September 2023 News
Green light for eligible TAMS applications but issues remain
A record number of of 8,241 applications were made for the first trance of TAMS III.
13 September 2023 News
News in-brief from Northern Ireland
DAERA acknowledges risk of land abandonment and sucklers average over £2,700
13 September 2023 Northern Ireland
Home Farm: farming to meet regulations
We are making sure that we meet the regulatory deadlines in having all the slurry out by 30 September and any fertiliser used by 15 September.
13 September 2023 Viewpoints
Three days of demos and discussions on the IFJ stand at Ploughing 2023
Adam Woods takes a look at what’s happening on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the 2023 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.
13 September 2023 News
IFA protest to go into the night in Tipperary
The IFA believes that there’s still an opportunity to make a case to the European Commission in person and to keep the derogation in place at its current level.
11 September 2023 News