The Dealer heard a very interesting description of ACRES at the Ploughing match this week.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYThe aging profile of farmers who are not able to continue farming is extremely worrying, IFA deputy president Alice Doyle has said.
The IFA said a repayment plan for ACRES overpayment needs to be made sooner rather than later, to avoid Areas of Natural Constraint payments being affected.
The IFA's call for a dedicated Garda unit focused on rural crime comes after the latest spate of GPS thefts.
A recent seminar for female farmers in West Cork highlighted that on-farm audits support is just a phone call away.
Deputy president of the IFA Alice Doyle has taken over Brian Rushe's role at the Teagasc authority.
The most environmentally sustainable business cannot survive in the medium term if it is not profitable, Doyle maintained.