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Rewetting targets can be met from State-owned lands - McConalogue
Pat O'Toole
The Minister for Agriculture expressed confidence that he can negotiate the flexibility to ensure no farmer will face mandatory rewetting.
17 May 2023
Love of the land is a positive force, but ...
Farmers will do everything in their power to ensure their land is passed on to the next generation in good fettle, but the pace of change coming is potentially frightening.
16 May 2023 News
'Two-tier' Cooley FMD compensation unfair - McGreehan
The Louth senator, from a sheep farm in the Cooley peninsula herself, wants all farmers to recieve higher compensation in line with those farmers who pursued a case against the Department.
Rushe not running for IFA presidency
The current deputy president has confirmed he won't contest the IFA presidency later this year.
16 May 2023 News
Opinion: we need to see what rewetting looks like
If farmer buy-in for rewetting is to be gained, the Government need to stop telling us about it and start showing what it looks like. And how it will be paid for.
13 May 2023 Opinion
Leasing tax boost for tillage farming
In a blow to dairy farmers as milk price drops below 40c/l, land lease incentives are set to be geared towards tillage farmers.
10 May 2023 News
GPS units and mobile farm equipment can be insured against theft
Farmers can insure items of farm equipment against theft. Pat O'Toole reports.
10 May 2023 News
Opinion: surreal moments at Farmers Alliance meeting in Naas
The Farmers Alliance believe they can tap into a public disconnect with mainstream political parties. Their second meeting suggests they are appealing to the fringes.
6 May 2023 Opinion
Southern Europe in drought as summer starts
The weeks ahead could be vital not just for fruit and vegetable crops, but for cereals too.
3 May 2023 News
Opinion: Macra marched for all our futures
Macra's 79km march was both highly symbolic and very important, thinks Pat O'Toole.
29 April 2023 Opinion
Creed to step down at next election
The former Minister for Agriculture has been a TD for Cork North West since 1989, apart from a five-year spell 2002-2007.
26 April 2023 News
Fertiliser flying out to farms
The belated uptake in the weather is seeing fertiliser, both straights and compounds, moving fast all over the country.
19 April 2023 News