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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...

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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...

Macra are happy to announce that at the close of nominations at 5pm on 01 March 2023, we have received one nomination for the role of Macra President for the term 2023-2025. As there is one candidate for Macra President, there will be no Macra Presidential election in 2023. The one nominee that we received is Ms Elaine Houlihan, Elaine is from Athlacca, Co. Limerick with her home club being Kilmallock Macra. Elaine, who is a physiotherapist, comes from a beef enterprise and family run agricultural engineering business. Elaine is the current Munster Vice-President within Macra and she will be...

Commenting on the creation of the Gresham House Irish Forestry Fund with Coillte and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Liam Hanrahan, Chairman of Macra’s Agricultural Affairs committee said this is not the correct approach for the expansion of forestry in Ireland and it will have a negative impact on generational renewal and access to land for young farmers. The lack of generational renewal is the biggest treat to Irish agriculture and “the consequences of an English investment fund putting further pressures on an already highly inflated land market will have major consequences for land mobility and access to land for...