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Horse farmers must get support – IFA

IFA Horse Project Team Chairman Richard Kennedy has said that farmers who are actively involved in the breeding and rearing of horses must be included in farm investment support schemes under the new CAP from January 2023. Following a meeting with Minister Martin Heydon, he added: “We were pleased that Minister Heydon is supportive of the case that IFA has made to include the horse farming sector under the Targeted…

5% – 15% Increase in TAMS reference costs

Higher reference costs will now apply to all applications made under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS). Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue made the announcement earlier this week. He says the increases to costings will range from 5% to 15% under the last TAMS tranche. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) says the changes were made after a “full review” of the reference…

Call for Minister to review age limit for female farmers

The Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group (WASG) is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to review the set age limit for female farmers. At present the age limit associated with female farmers accessing the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) is 66. According to the group, they had previously lobbied the minister when an earlier iteration of Ireland’s Strategic Plan proposed a qualifying age for female…