Macra news: ‘Generational renewal crucial for growth’

Generational renewal and putting the building blocks in place for young farmers is crucial for growth in the agricultural sector, Macra na Feirme national president Seán Finan said.

Speaking at the organisation’s national AGM in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, last weekend, Mr Finan added: “The entry, establishment, and success of young farmers in the early years of farming is dependent on access to CAP schemes like the Young farmer Top-up, National Reserve, access to affordable credit, access to high-quality agricultural education, positive taxation measures, and land mobility incentives.”

In his presidential address, in the Abbey Court Hotel, he said “good progress has been made on some of these issues in the last year, but political will is required from government to advance these issues further”.