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Farming News - Latest Farming News
Written by Cian Mac Sweeny
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Mary Coughlan TD, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has outlined a series of measures in the milk sector designed to facilitate the management of the Irish quota system to meet new opportunities and future quota changes at EU level.
Read more... [2% Milk Quota Increase]

Farming News - Latest Farming News
Written by Cian Mac Sweeny
Friday, 28 March 2008
Mr. Tom Turley, IFA Rural Development Chairman, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the announcement by Mary Coughlan, the Minister for Agriculture on the arrangements for application and payment for REPS 4 farmers from this year onwards. The IFA Rural Development Chairman noted that the future uptake on the scheme will be negatively impacted due to the move away from the early payments scheme, which for the past 14 years has been a key incentive for farmers to join the REPS scheme.
Read more... [IFA Chairman Unhappy With Minister Coughlan's REPS 4 Announcement]

Farming News - Latest Farming News
Written by Cian Mac Sweeny
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Sean O'Leary, IFA Climate Change Project Team Leader, has challenged the methods used for the calculation of the different Greenhouse Gasses linked to climate change.
Read more... [Greenhouse Gas Calculations Questioned By IFA]