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Farm payments – a mixed bag
Jack Kennedy
The rollout of payments under these two schemes and the Eco Scheme is among the best in Europe.
1 December 2024 News
Survey: regulations pressuring tillage farmers
Regulations are putting pressure on farmers and causing issues for maximising the area of premium crops being grown.
29 November 2024 News
IFA calls on Department to sort out ACRES issues 'once and for all'
Not all farmers have received advance payments for year two of ACRES, which started to issue last week, according to the IFA.
Farmer views: 'we need a future for the next generation'
James Hanly and Tommy Moyles asked farmers at Dairy Day what they want politicians to do for their farms and family if elected.
27 November 2024 News
Letter outlining a farmer's SCEP training experience
"SCEP training" – Anne Dunphy, Lecturer, Department of Land Sciences, School of Science, SETU (Waterford)
27 November 2024 Letters
€43m paid to 4,180 farmers in Organic Farming Scheme
There have also been payments in the Sheep Improvement and Tillage Incentive schemes, while ACRES money started to reach some farmers’ bank accounts.
27 November 2024 Schemes
Tillage Management: calendar dates to remember
There are a lot of dates to remember at this time of the year, from grazing catch crops to spraying weeds.
27 November 2024 Husbandry
Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move
Shaun Diver has the latest update from Tullamore Farm, including this week's TB test, cull cow carcase weights and feeding wholecrop silage.
22 November 2024 Management
Land use policy among main topics at Teagasc/CAFRE uplands symposium
There was a wide array of topics covered at last week’s symposium from land use policy to burning of vegetation.
20 November 2024 News
Tillage management: frost, crows and crop records
This is a good time of the year to get crop records in order and to calculate crop costs and returns.
20 November 2024 Husbandry
Farmer Writes: land ownership has been a touchy subject
Proprietorship of land in Ireland has always been a touchy subject and certainly one to avoid in an Irish pub after closing time.
20 November 2024 Farmer Writes
INHFA calls for scorecard and payment changes in ACRES
This comes following a meeting organised by Luke Ming Flanagan with European Commission officials.
19 November 2024 News