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My Farming Week: Padraig Black, Glenshesk, Co Antrim
Janine Kennedy
Padraig farms 1,500ac with his father, Patrick, near the scenic Dark Hedges in Co Antrim, writes Janine Kennedy.
11 September 2024 Feature
Co-op board members 'do more than set milk prices'
The four women members of the west Cork co-ops to get their thoughts on board life and the main issues impacting farming at the moment.
11 September 2024 News
Young farmer awards a ‘sign of hope’ for agriculture - TD
The overall winner on the night was Cavan’s Christopher Cahill, who also went on to clinch the top spot as category winner for land mobility.
Cavan man named FBD Young Farmer of the Year
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards, which were held at the Heritage Hotel in Laois.
10 September 2024 News
Young Farmer of the Year finalists revealed
A ceremony will be held on Tuesday night in the Heritage Hotel, Co Laois.
10 September 2024 News
CAP farm payments face major overhaul
The Commission is reviewing the recommendations of a report which calls for a move away from area-based payment schemes.
4 September 2024 News
Conveyor belt of young farmers slowing down - Land Mobility Service
The Land Mobility Service provides options for land owners and opportunities for young farmers, Rachel Donovan reports.
4 September 2024 News
Countdown on for the Macra Young Farmer of the Year final
There are just 10 young farmers still in the running to be crowned Macra Young Farmer of the Year.
2 September 2024 News
Call for safeguards to protect productive land from solar farms
Solar farms reduce the farmland available for young farmers to lease, according to the IFA's rural development chair.
28 August 2024 Renewables
Uplift in fat cattle prices in the UK
Prices across the water are now over 30p/kg above the same week last year at close to 500p/kg.
28 August 2024 Viewpoints
Retirement scheme must be fair – IFA
A farm retirement scheme should seek to encourage people in their mid-20s into farming, as this is the group most likely to plan on pushing farms onwards, the IFA said.
21 August 2024 News
Taoiseach to seek ‘radical reform’ on inheritance
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said the soon-to-be established commission on generational renewal will examine the possibility of a farm retirement scheme.
14 August 2024 Schemes