Traditional bank lending institutions have failed to understand the nature of the agri-food sector and its enormous potential for growth and profitability.

A farm needs to be prepared for succession instead of preparing a successor on the farm, according to a book recently published by Rabobank International

Macra na Feirme ex-president Alan Jagoe has been elected vice president of CEJA, the European Council of Young Farmers.

Mandatory supports for young farmers in both pillars of the new CAP will mark an historic first, says Macra na Feirme president Alan Jagoe.

At the recent CAP 50th anniversary event in the centre of Brussels, Macra’s Bryan Daniels and John Joyce highlighted difficulties for young people trying to enter farming in Ireland, and called for better access to land and capital, which are the most substantial barriers to entry to farming, not just in Ireland but across Europe.

High-level EU leaders have a clear warning that young farmers in Ireland need help.

AGRICULTURE and rural businesses will be hamstrung in their efforts to drive economic recovery if proposed budget cuts go ahead, warns IFA president John Bryan.

FARMERS need to be proactive and set the agenda for the “Greening” of the Common Agricultural Policy, according to the chairman of Macra’s agricultural affairs committee, Kieran McEvoy.

FIVE of the leading European rural affairs organisations have joined forces.

A MANDATORY payment scheme for new entrant farmers is an essential mechanism to address the ageing profile of Irish and EU agriculture, according to Europe’s young farmer groups.

THE EU is considering special loan packages to encourage young people to stay in farming, according to a leaked document obtained by Macra na Feirme.

A STRONG installation policy to ensure a level playing field for all young farmers in the European Union is being sought.

Agriculture Correspondent