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

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.

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

THE reform of the Common Agricultural Policy will top the agenda when EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacien Ciolos will visit Ireland from September 30 to October 1.