Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland teams up with Cork co-ops for new farmer loan
Bank of Ireland has launched a new partnership with Bandon, Drinagh and Lisavaird Co-ops to offer the Enviroflex loan package...
Finance
Agri-Business
Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme: 830 agricultural loans approved
830 loans have been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS). The...
Environment
Study shows small farms have low environmental impact
Small farms differ from the rest of the farm population and have a low environmental impact, according to a new...
Agri-Business
774 agricultural loans under Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme
Over 770 loans have now been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland reduces farm profitability outlook for 2024
Bank of Ireland has reduced downwards its outlook for farm profitability in 2024 as the poor weather conditions continue to...
Agri-Business
FCI: Contractors facing fuel bills of €30,000/week
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has said that agricultural contractors will be facing fuel bills...
Agri-Business
Cultivate loan applications worth over €50m in 2023
The total value of Cultivate loan applications almost doubled in just two years to over €50 million in 2023. Cultivate...
N.Ireland
Research: Just one in five family farms making profit
Just one in five family farms in NI are making a profit from farming, according to research undertaken by the...
Agri-Business
Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme: 714 agriculture loans approved
Over 700 loans have been approved for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector under the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS)....
Agri-Business
National Cultivate Week to take place next week
National Cultivate Week will return next week from April 8 to April 14. Cultivate is an initiative of a group...
Rural Life
High fodder prices 'putting farmers under savage finance pressure'
With a high demand for fodder right across the county, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Kerry livestock chair, Kieran O’Shea said...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to hold meetings for dairy farmers on cash concerns
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has organised a series of meetings this month to provide some...
Agri-Business
Farmers facing larger tax bills this November - Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland is encouraging farmers across the country to engage with their financial advisers, as they face having to...
Agri-Business
Increased finance demand for agri sector this year - AIB
The agri advisor team at AIB has said that they noticed an “increased new money demand” for the agricultural sector....
Agri-Business
Dale Farm appoints new chief financial officer
Dale Farm has announced the appointment of John Morgan as its chief financial officer. The dairy cooperative said Morgan will...
Agri-Business
USDA: €800m for US farmers in financial distress
US farmers in financial distress have been allocated almost $800 million (€812 million), the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has...
Machinery
AGCO Finance appoints new president and global CEO
AGCO Finance has announced the appointment of Rob Van Den Heuvel as its new president and global CEO. AGCO Corporation...
Agri-Business
On-farm debt: What's the on-the-ground position as we head into 2019?
Hard pressed farmers face higher merchant bills after credit suppliers hiked up their rates in September, because of increased feed...