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IFA

budget 2024

Show us the money: what industry wants from Budget 2024

With all signs pointing to a big budget, business groups have been pitching to get increased spending, tax cuts and other perks for their sectors. Here’s what they want
  • Lorcan Allen
  • October 1, 2023
Farming

Tánaiste Micheál Martin relents to meeting with farmers after large protest at FF think-in

Farmers are angry at government for failing to “stand-up” to EU demands over slurry emissions
  • September 11, 2023

Simply Better
Back to School

Delicious recipes by Neven Maguire

Climate & Environment

Twitter not ‘appropriate forum’ for ‘complex’ debate on meat consumption - EPA chief

Laura Burke says that while a more ‘considered’ debate is to be had, Irish agri-food growth has come at ‘expense of the environment’
  • Daniel Murray
  • August 29, 2023
Climate & Environment

Daniel Murray: Hubris among farmers sets them against the laws of nature

The IFA’s attitude to the environment is reminiscent of a Greek tragedy, as its members are particularly vulnerable to climate breakdown
  • Daniel Murray
  • July 29, 2023
Zoned Land

Farmers gain ground in push to avoid paying zoned land tax

New tax is aimed at releasing 25,000 acres for housing, but many owners have no interest in selling land which they have been farming for generations
  • Michael Brennan
  • May 7, 2023
Housing

Farmers face €100,000 bills under residential land tax plan

Irish Farmers Association estimates hundreds of its members could be hit with 3 per cent annual levy of market value
  • Lorcan Allenand
  • Michael Brennan
  • April 30, 2023
Climate & Environment

Irish farmers still allowed to burn hedge cuttings as ban is pushed back

While the ban was meant to be in place from January 1, many farmers were unaware of this
  • Michael Brennan
  • February 6, 2023
Education

IFA calls for Leaving Cert course to recognise agriculture’s ‘environmental credentials’

Organisation says famers are being ‘vilified’ as the sole cause of climate change while minister says it’s time to move away from 'adversarial’ positions on the issue
  • Daniel Murray
  • November 27, 2022
Energy

Lorcan Allen: After a late start, Ireland finally turns its face to the sun

Statkraft, the Norwegian energy giant is building one of Ireland’s biggest solar farms at Ballymacarney on the Dublin-Meath border. But is the country ready to take full advantage of the benefits of solar power?
  • Lorcan Allen
  • October 22, 2022
Agriculture

Retirement scheme and emissions cap among radical measures proposed for dairy sector

The Minister for Agriculture is to receive a report setting out options to reduce emissions from Irish dairy farms, but some of the proposals could prove controversial
  • Lorcan Allen
  • May 15, 2022

Lorcan Allen: Exhorting farmers to plant more crops won’t make much difference to food shortfall

As shortages loom, the government target of an extra 25,000 hectares looks likely to be meet but it doesn’t account for a drop in yields due to the fertiliser shortage
  • Lorcan Allen
  • March 27, 2022

EU review of red meat promotion ‘set to harm Irish food sector’

IFA president Tim Cullinan says the country’s beef farmers will suffer if their produce is not marketed around the world
  • Aiden Corkery
  • February 7, 2021

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