The past few days have brought a lot of uncertainty for young farmers who are planning to pass the Green Cert before they receive payments from the Young Farmer Scheme or the National Reserve. It is now clear that they must at least start their course before the end of this year to benefit from the schemes. Patrick Donohoe and Amy Fitzgibbon from the Irish Farmers Journal news desk clarify the situation.
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney answers Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert's questions at the launch of the Safe Family Farms campaign in partnership with ESB Networks. He also answers farmers' concerns about the high numbers still waiting on BPS and ANC payments.
Beyond the shiny stands and the massive new tractors, Irish Farmers Journal machinery editor James Maloney speaks with Teagasc’s mechanisation specialist Dermot Forristal about the trends emerging from the Agritechnica show that will actually help farmers.
Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O'Neill interviewed Bord Bia CEO Aidan Cotter at the launch of the Origin Green progress report on the sustainability of participating food producers.
Dr Ruairi Friel is the CEO of Galway-based West Way Health, a company selected for €50,000 of EU funding for the development of non-antibiotic therapy for the treatment of bovine mastitis.
And this coming weekend, young farming women from the whole country will compete in Macra’s Queen of the land festival in Tullamore. Dublin contestant Paula Melvin shared her anticipation with Irish Country Living’s consumer editor Ciara Leahy.