IFA Meet Revenue Commissioners on VAT Refund Issue
IFA President Francie Gorman led a delegation to meet the Revenue Commissioners this week on the issue of VAT rebates to farmers who have carried out essential works on their farms. Under VAT 58 rules, farmers who aren’t registered for VAT, can reclaim VAT on certain capital expenditure items. Issues have arisen in recent months […]
IFA to Hold Online Information Meeting on Residential Zoned Land Tax
IFA will hold an online meeting next Wed, Jan 31st to update farmers affected by the Residential Zoned land Tax (RZLT). IFA Farm Business Chair Bill O Keeffe said updated maps will be published on Thurs, Feb 1st. Landowners who are impacted can make submissions on these maps up to April 1st. “The briefing, which […]
John Curran Elected Chair of IFA Rural Development Committee
John Curran from Kells in Co Meath is the new chair of the IFA National Rural Development Committee. He succeeds Michael Biggins who has completed his four-year term. John Curran will take up his role at the 69th AGM next Tues. He thanked Michael Biggins for his commitment and work on behalf of farmers. He said […]
Minister Must Act Now & Introduce Temporary Suspension on Timber Log Imports
IFA Farm Forestry Chair Jason Fleming said following the finding of the monetary pine bark beetle, the first non-native bark beetle to be found in Ireland, Minister Pippa Hackett must act now and suspend the importation of unprocessed timber while a full review of biosecurity measure is undertaken. “Farmers have seen the devastation caused by […]
New Grant to Repair or Replace Septic Tanks Welcomed
IFA National Farm Family and Social Affairs Vice Chair Teresa Roche has welcomed the new grant for repairing or replacing existing septic tanks. Minister Darragh O’Brien announced, from 1st January 2024, the grant available to repair, upgrade or replace septic tanks is to increase to a maximum of €12,000. It was also announced […]
Potato Harvest Worst in Recent Memory
IFA National Potato Committee Chair Sean Ryan said this year’s potato harvest is the worst in recent memory which is rapidly turning into a salvage operation as drills are underwater following recent flooding. “As it stands around 60% of crop remains to be harvested. Sizeable losses have occurred already which are likely substantially increase as […]
Organic Farm Scheme Re-opened to New Applicants
IFA Organic Project Team Chair John Curran welcomes the re-opening of the Organic Farm Scheme (OFS) to new entrants. The scheme will close to applicants on Friday, December 8th. The budget for the OFS has increased again this year to €57 million, up €21 million on the €36 million allocation for 2023. The OFS last […]
Horticulture Support Scheme Welcome but Must Include All Growers
IFA Fruit and Vegetable Chair Niall McCormack said that the horticulture support scheme is welcome, however, the fact that some growers will not qualify needs to be rectified in this essential support package. A support scheme with unknown payment rates does little too alleviate the financial pressure that all growers are under today. “The fact […]
ACRES Tranche 2 to open mid-October – IFA
DAFM has confirmed to IFA that Tranche 2 of ACRES will open for applications in mid-October, with no change to the terms & conditions. IFA Rural Development Chair Michael Biggins said “Getting ACRES Tranche 2 re-opened for applications as soon as possible was a key priority for IFA, and something we have continually pushed for. […]
