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Justin Walsh runs a one-man operation and manages a herd of 95 beef cows and heifers at the foot of the Hill of Tara in Co Meath, along with his farming business, Justin also weighs cattle for ICBF. For daily news, mart prices and ePaper access from 6am on Thursday, subscribe for just €1 SUBSCRIBE. AGRIBUSINESS.
Budget 2024: everything farmers need to know - Free - Irish …
Oct 10, 2023 · The budget for the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) for 2024 will be €57m, up €21m on the €36m allocated for 2023. The OFS is set to reopen in the coming weeks, with a target to bring 1,000 new organic conversion farmers into the scheme from January. There will then be some 5,100 farmers participating in the scheme.
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Action sought to curb farm acquisitions by the super-rich. A spate of high-profile land purchases over the last two years has unsettled farmers, and prompted concern and anger in the sector. 16 October 2024 Feature.
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Climate Action Plan: the actions announced for farming
Nov 4, 2021 · On Thursday, the Government announced that agriculture would have to cut emissions by 22% to 30% by 2030 under the Climate Action Plan. The plan follows the Climate Act 2021, which commits Ireland to a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050 and a reduction of 51% by 2030.
Could Irish farmers be better with a regenerative produce label?
Oct 6, 2024 · Surely produce can be sold as regenerative the same as it is sold as organic here in Ireland. A regenerative agriculture label on a product. This may bring in a premium for farmers and result in a reduction in artificial fertiliser and chemical input use on these farms, while maintaining a higher level of production than on organic farms.
Organic heritage crops bring ‘huge potential’ - Irish Farmers Journal
Nov 11, 2021 · Organic heritage crops have a role to play in ensuring the climate resilience of food production, according to the IOA. \ Philip Doyle. There is “huge potential” to diversify the range of organic and heritage crops grown in Ireland, according to Irish Organic Association (IOA) development officer Grace Maher. Maher said "a heritage crop is ...
What will climate targets mean for farm income and rural Ireland?
Oct 27, 2021 · When the Food Vision 2030 strategy was being finalised and the climate bill was being signed into Irish law in July, the Irish Farmers Journal commissioned KPMG to produce an economic impact assessment on what achieving a 50% cut in Irish emissions could mean for Irish farmers and the wider rural community.. The approach agreed with KPMG was to assess the economic implications of a series of ...
Tillage needs investment to play its part in sustainable Irish ...
Jun 19, 2024 · In the meantime, tillage and vegetable farmers are going out of business or their business is being reduced in size to take away scale. The target in that plan remains to increase the tillage area to 400,000ha by 2030. However, on the ground tillage farmers are losing land, and the tillage area is estimated to have declined by 5,600ha this year ...
Buzz in the solar farm sector as industry targets 25,000ac
Oct 26, 2022 · Buzz in the solar farm sector as industry targets 25,000ac. There was a notable buzz at this year’s Solar Ireland 2022 conference, writes Stephen Robb. Around 25,000ac of solar farm will be developed by 2030. This year has been a …