Dairy
Lending to dairy farmers now surpassed €100 million - Finance Ireland
Finance Ireland’s lending to Irish dairy farmers has now surpassed €100 million and is growing, the entity has claimed. Finance...
Loans
Agri-Business
7 Credit Unions to offer new farm loans in the midlands
Seven Credit Unions in the midlands have recently come together to offer a new farm-lending product called ‘Cultivate’. The Cultivate...
Sponsored
Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
Creed called upon to address 3 'fundamental issues' at upcoming meeting
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has been called upon to address three “fundamental issues” at...
Agri-Business
Concerns raised over €1.1 billion AIB loan sale - but family farm homes are safe
AIB today announced an agreement to sell a portfolio of non-performing loans worth €1.1 billion to a business consortium. While...
Rural Life
30% jump year-on-year in land purchase loan approvals - BOI
A 30% jump year-on-year in land purchase loan approvals for 2017 was recently reported by Bank of Ireland (BOI). This was...
Agri-Business
Rising concerns over farmers' loans which have been sold off to private equity firms
There are rising concerns over farmers’ loans which have been sold off to private equity firms, according to the Irish...
Agri-Business
'There remains an ongoing market failure within the Irish banking system'
There remains an ongoing market failure within the Irish banking system, the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Farm Business Chairman, Martin Stapleton,...
Rural Life
'Ugly scenes will manifest if vulture funds start selling off family farms'
ICMSA President, John Comer said ugly scenes will manifest if vulture funds start selling off family farms over the next...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Opinion
Weekend Opinion: More loans for farmers only means more debt
Am I the only guy in Ireland who thinks that burdening production agriculture with more debt is a bad thing?...
Agri-Business
'Banks will use benchmarked figures to assess farmers' lending risk'
Benchmarked performance is now the key determinant when it comes to farmers securing finance, according to Bank of Ireland’s Head...
Opinion
Cheap finance is the thin end of the CAP wedge for farmers
The IFA’s commitment to Irish cereal growers is laudable. It seems the organisation will do all in its power to...
Agri-Business
A switch from grants to loans could be the future of CAP
The current mechanism of subsidising EU agriculture via grants and schemes could soon become a thing of the past. Speaking...
Dairy
Dairygold negotiates lower cost milk supplier loans
Dairygold has negotiated lower cost loan and credit facilities for its Milk Suppliers with both Bank of Ireland and AIB...
Agri-Business
Department seeks advice on Government-backed, low cost loans for farmers
The Department of Agriculture has published a request for tenders around advance assessment on any possible current failures in relation...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Dairy
Department considering new €15,000 liquidity loans for dairy farmers
The Department of Agriculture has commissioned a report into the feasibility of providing loans of up to €15,000 to struggling...
Dairy
IFA calls for state-backed interest free loans of up to €15,000 for dairy farmers
The IFA is now calling on the Government to explore the use of state-backed interest-free loans to aid dairy farmers through...
Agri-Business
Ulster Bank makes contact with farmers over proposed sale of their loans
Ulster Bank has confirmed that it is in contact with a number of business customers, many who are farmers, in...