The protocol comes following negotiations between Kilkenny Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Kilkenny County Council in recent weeks.
That’s the view of 2023 National Dairy Council (NDC) and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award winner John Macnamara, who was speaking at a recent farm walk on his farm in Co Limerick.
Green Party leader and Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman commended the decrease in fertiliser use by farmers in 2023.
The main issues discussed in the meeting at Ballyragget plant were the importance of retaining the nitrates derogation beyond 2025 and the position of Ireland’s farming, dairy and grain sectors.
Donations are being sought to help raise funds for the Life Beyond programme.
Lakeland Dairies has announced an exciting new bursary opportunity aimed at supporting students undertaking an undergraduate or higher-level degree.
IFA president Francie Gorman highlights the excessive costs and tight margins farmers are facing and outlines the additional support that is required to protect farm families.
The clinics are designed to help farm families through the process of and all aspects that need to be considered when transferring the family farm.
The ICMSA president said that for the first time in his experience, he was hearing of parents actively dissuading their children from taking over farms that had been in the family for generations.