The Clare County Chair of the IFA has criticised the Minister for Agriculture’s “unacceptable” delay in issuing income support to farmers across the country. Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced that advance payments are being issued to farmers under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability as well as the Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability schemes. […]
The Clare-based General Secretary of the ICSA says the cost of producing food is reaching an ‘unsustainable level’ for farmers. It’s after the Government approved a package of supports for farmers to produce more native grain and protein crops in response to the crisis in Ukraine. More than 12 million euro in funding is being provided, […]
Clare recorded the highest increase in agricultural land prices in the country. Figures contained in the Irish Farmers Journal’s annual land price report, which has just been published, reveals that the number of farms put up for sale in the county rose to 16, up from 12 the year before. Ten of the farms sold, […]
The Clare-based General Secretary of the ICSA says policy needs to be put in place to ensure against over-dependence on countries outside of the EU for fuel. Eddie Punch was one of a number of farming representatives who met with the Minister for Agriculture and Department officials last evening to discuss food security. Minister Charlie […]