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Farm succession win for Macra
Macra National President Elaine Houlihan and Agriculture Affairs Chair Liam Hanrahan attended the Taoiseach’s roundtable meeting with farm organisations to discuss policy priorities from the farming organisations. Macra has long proposed an on-farm succession scheme that supports the older generation of farmers to step back while also supporting the younger generation in their desire to become active farmers. “We are pleased that the Taoiseach has given commitment to review our farm succession scheme, a scheme which was supported by other farm organisations yesterday, we are hopeful that this will be included in the upcoming budget. Farm succession is vitally...
‘Forgotten Farmers’ action needs to be sooner rather than later
Macra National President Elaine Houlihan and Agriculture Affairs Chair Liam Hanrahan attended the Taoiseach’s roundtable meeting with farm organisations to discuss policy priorities from the farming organisations. At this meeting, Macra brought up many issues that were pertinent to Irish Agriculture such as nitrates, nature restoration, succession and the so called “Forgotten Farmers.” In October 2022, Minister McConalogue announced that a scheme to support the Forgotten Farmers was forthcoming. In the meeting with Ms. Houlihan, the commitment to resolve the ‘Forgotten Farmers’ matter was reiterated. “We welcome the assurances that the ‘Forgotten Farmers’ issue will not be left unresolved....
Macra "Steps for our Future" March
Please see the below article about Marca's march which will be taking place next week, 25th and 26th of April 2023. We ask for everyone's support on these issues. Macra plans to take ‘Steps for our Future’ On April 25th Macra will carry the message for the future of Rural Ireland from its roots in Athy County Kildare to the doors of Government in the centre of Dublin. Macra President John Keane has said that " Over the past two years we have put forward continuous constructive proposals around forming the future that rural young people want in Ireland. Sadly...
Pursuing farm exit policy won't deliver for the future of Irish Agriculture
Macra na Feirme President John Keane has said that its young farmers across the country are extremely angry and disappointed that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are actively pursuing a land exit scheme for dairy farmers. Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine Charlie McConalogue confirmed today to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Action that he would introduce an exit scheme for dairy farmers in 2024. Under the proposals seen by Macra the land that would enter this scheme would no longer be available for use to breed animals. Mr. Keane said "this...