Tag: Dermot Kelleher

Farm group calls for end to infinite leasing out of entitlements

Early retirement scheme to allow young suckler farmers to expand proposed

‘There has been far too much emphasis on dairy expansion’ – ICSA president-elect

‘Otherwise, we are sending the signal that everybody who wants to farm must farm dairy’

‘If you break that down to 365 days, it is working out at 90c/kg in the price of a weanling’

‘We cannot expect Irish farmers to save the planet and bankrupt themselves’   

Calls for agri scheme that delivers up to €15,000