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Commentary on delivery of a viable future for the rural community

At the recent Fine Gael special conference on agriculture and rural development in Tullamore, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that a lot of farmers “feel that they’re being climate-shamed and being made to feel bad for the work that they do and the job that they have. That’s totally wrong, and we’re not going to get anything done in climate action if people feel that way. However,” he said, “the sector…

Fine Gael’s vision for rural Ireland and the agricultural sector

Fine Gael has a bold ambition for rural Ireland – this includes transforming vacant buildings in our rural communities and putting farmers at the forefront of clean, green energy production, Speaking at the recent Fine Gael Special Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister Martin Heydon identified micro-generation as an area with huge untapped potential for the rural economy. Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community Development, also committed to…

Farming our “most important indigenous industry”

Opening this weekend’s Fine Gael conference, Minister of State for Agriculture Martin Heydon described farming as “our most important indigenous industry since the foundation of the state. If we are to enhance food security, we must produce food in parts of the world where it is most suitable. But we must also do so within planetary boundaries.” Various topics were discussed. Dawn Meats commercial director, Richard Clinton, highlighted the fact…