Dept Confirm to IFA that Accelerated Capital Allowances on Slurry Storage will be available for Three Years

It has been confirmed to IFA that accelerated capital allowances on slurry storage will be available for three years, according to IFA Farm Business Chair Rose Mary McDonagh. The then Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, announced on Budget Day a scheme of accelerated capital allowances for the construction of slurry storage. In the Budget 2023, Tax […]

Three Candidates To Contest IFA Deputy Presidential Election

The IFA National Returning Officer Jer Bergin has confirmed that three nominations for the position of Deputy President of the Irish Farmers Association have been received by this evening’s deadline.   Pat Farrell (Kildare), Richard Kennedy (Limerick) and Nigel Renaghan (Monaghan) will contest the election to be held in April.   Each of the candidates […]

Eddie Downey Elected 14th President of The Irish Farmers’ Association

Eddie Downey from Slane in Co Meath has been elected President of the Irish Farmers’ Association at the National Election Count in the Castleknock Hotel in Dublin this evening (Tues).   The President-elect congratulated the new Deputy President Tim O’Leary and the new Regional Chairmen-elect, James McCarthy, James Murphy, Tom Turley and Bert Stewart.   He […]

AEOS 2 Target Will Fall Short – IFA

IFA Rural Development Chairman Tom Turley said the projected targets for AEOS 2 set down by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney will more than likely not now be met. Mr Turley said that the cutbacks in the scheme announced by the Minister in early April have led to farmers questioning the merits of the scheme.  […]

IFA Membership Reaches All-Time High

IFA National Treasurer and Returning Officer, JJ Kavanagh has complimented officers from the Association’s 947 branches and the regional staff for their tremendous work during the past year which has seen a further net increase of 300 members, bringing the overall membership of the Association to an all-time high. Addressing the Chairmans’ Forum this week, […]

Forestry Sector Has Potential to Generate Timber Sales of €50M Per Annum

Speaking at the opening of the IFA Farm Forestry Conference in Portlaoise this morning (Thurs), IFA President John Bryan said private sector timber production has the potential to increase to 1 million m3 per annum by 2018. Timber production from the private sector is currently at 200,000 m3. Forestry is now part of the general […]

Russian Ban of Brazilian Beef Plants Must Prompt Immediate Suspension of Mercosur Talks

IFA President John Bryan said the decision of the Russian authorities to ban Brazilian beef from 27 plants raises further serious questions about imports from South America, and he called for the immediate suspension of trade talks scheduled for next week between the EU and the Mercosur group. Following a two-week inspection of Brazilian meat-processing […]

Measures to Improve Competitiveness Through Land Mobility and Structural Change Vital to Achieve 2020 Targets – IFA

In a detailed submission to the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, IFA has set out the measures required to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Irish agriculture through land mobility and structural change. IFA President John Bryan said, “IFA welcomes the commitment in the Programme for Government to promote greater land mobility, encourage involvement of […]

IFA Urges Farmers and Co-ops to Work Together to Avoid 2010/11 Superlevy Bill

With two days to go to the end of the 2010/11 milk quota year, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Kevin Kiersey today (Tues) urged all over quota dairy farmers and all co-ops, to work closely together in coming days to avoid the wasteful cost of superlevy for this year. He said he was determined to […]

Farmers Expect Minister Coveney to Open AEOS This Week

IFA President John Bryan has said farmers leaving REPS3 expect a new AEOS Scheme to re-open this week to give them enough time to apply before the deadline of mid-May. John Bryan said, “The renewed confidence in the sector must be supported by a new AEOS for the 10,000 farmers who want to continue environmental […]

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