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Suspension of some inspections welcomed by INHFA
Niamh Murphy
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association has welcomed the decision by the Minister to suspend all inspections not required to support payments until 22 April.
22 March 2024 News
Calls for upland farming module to form part of Green Cert
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association vice president said that that "upland farmer education is crucial for promoting sustainable agriculture, and protecting our way of life.”
20 March 2024 News
Designations have devalued land, INHFA insists
The INHFA has responded to comments made by the director general of the National Parks and Wildlife Service on land designations.
Minister battles to defend bog buffer zones
Farmers claim that the 100m buffer area around active turf banks could take out a quarter to a third of some ACRES commonages.
6 March 2024 News
MEPs targeted ahead of nature restoration vote
The INHFA has called on Ireland’s 13 MEPS to vote down the Nature Restoration Regulation in Strasbourg next Wednesday.
21 February 2024 News
Nature restoration law would be ‘death warrant of rural Ireland’ - INHFA
The INHFA has called on Irish MEPs to oppose the nature restoration law in an upcoming vote.
19 February 2024 News
Teagasc hill sheep conference to focus on health
Flock health, hill sheep breeding, biodiversity and lessons from the Sustainable Uplands Agri-Environment Scheme (SUAS) EIP project will be among the topics discussed.
14 February 2024 News
IFA demands extra ACRES places for farmers
IFA hill farming chair Caillin Conneely highlighted that delayed payments are causing “frustration among hill farmers".
27 January 2024 News
INHFA outlines amendment needed to nature restoration law
The proposed law, according to the INHFA, in its current form is a direct threat to CAP payments.
25 January 2024 News
Opinion: forestry policy ' hostile to native woodland creation in uplands'
The role of trees in our uplands is either ignored or actively discouraged by current forestry policy, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
19 January 2024 Climate and environment
Straw hits €50/bale in the west
The cost of imported straw has also increased, with prices up €20-30/t since before Christmas.
10 January 2024 News
No guaranteed timeline for ACRES co-operation payments
Around €100m in delayed payments to 18,000 ACRES co-operation farmers are due to the start in February, but Minister McConalogue could not say all applicants will be paid next month.
10 January 2024 Schemes