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Agribusiness
Decade of change for Irish Farmers
Phelim O'Neill
Three major policy changes this decade will come with a cost that doesn't end at the farm gate.
24 July 2024 News
Payment of €300/cow needed – UCD economist
At the Tullamore Farm National Suckler and Sheep Open Day, professor Michael Wallace said supports for sucker cows need to reach €300 a head to sustain these farms.
24 July 2024 Viewpoints
Positive farming not matched by positive policy
Ultimately, what the Tullamore Farm results show is that with the right policy framework, farmers can respond to the challenge of reducing national emissions.
Increased regulation hitting agricultural output
Michael Wallace, Professor of Agriculture and Food Economics at UCD, considers the implications of the findings of the KPMG report.
24 July 2024 News
Exclusive: €3bn blow to the economy and thousands of jobs on the line
Delivering a 25% reduction in emissions, the loss of the nitrates derogation and CAP changes could combine to cost the rural economy up to €3bn annually and as many as 29,000 jobs could be lost.
24 July 2024 News
€3bn hit to the economy and 29,000 jobs at risk
KPMG report for the Irish Farmers Journal shows economic impact of 25% reduction in emissions, CAP changes and loss of nitrates derogation at €3bn annually, putting up to 29,000 jobs at risk.
23 July 2024 News
Major biomethane conference to take place next week
The 2024 Biomethane Conference will take place in Croke Park on Wednesday 12 June and will focus on the Government’s plans to develop 150 to 200 AD plants and a farmer-centric circular economy.
3 June 2024 News
Balmoral boosts summer positivity
Any business that can’t grow volume and value is immediately on the back foot.
22 May 2024 Viewpoints
How to keep the world’s farmers farming
Boosting farmer resilience to protect food security is the most crucial issue facing the international agri-sector, says Ian Proudfoot, KPMG’s global head of agribusiness
15 May 2024 AgriBusiness report
Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI will be a slow burn
Dawn Meats CEO Niall Browne spoke with Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy at the launch of the IFJ KPMG Agribusiness report.
15 May 2024 News
Food price inflation changed consumer buying behaviour
Lidl CEO for the island of Ireland JP Scally tells the IFJ KPMG Agribusiness Report launch how customers managed food price inflation.
14 May 2024 News
Ammonia cuts to cost NI farmers millions
An in-depth analysis of the costs associated with reducing ammonia emissions has been undertaken by KPMG.
14 February 2024 Northern Ireland