Rural Life
The report on Community Policing and Rural Crime by the JOC on Justice and Equality has been welcomed by the IFA.
Stronger laws are needed - but in the meantime, there is plenty that can be done to tackle rural crime, according to Richard Kennedy.
Agri-Business
Changes, that had been requested previously, are set to be made to the Knowledge Transfer Scheme, according to the IFA.
National Ploughing Championships
Veganism has been described as "controlled malnutrition" by the President of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association, Patrick Kent.
Breaking News
The 88th annual Limerick Show will take place on Sunday, August 27, at Limerick Racecourse, will host up to 15,000 visitors on the day.
The GLAS payment debacle of 2016 cannot be repeated, according to the Deputy President of the IFA Richard Kennedy.
The Department of Agriculture has given a commitment to the IFA that all outstanding 85% GLAS payments will be completed by the end of April.
The IFA Deputy President, Richard Kennedy of Clarina, Co. Limerick has been appointed to the Teagasc Authority by the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed.
The role of Bord Bia, its Quality Assurance inspections, and whether farmers are getting value were key topics for the IFA deputy president candidates.
Richard Kennedy is a dairy farmer from Clarina in north Co. Limerick and is a past Limerick County Chairman.
