Martin Heydon

Implementation of measures in prebudget document

To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…

To object to attending the Farmers' Charter negotiations as IFA had previously requested that an Independent Chair be appointed and to date this has not happened.::To highlight that there has been no indication of a willingness by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the…

To highlight the opportunities and challenges faced by organic dairy, beef and tillage farmers.::To highlight the opportunities and challenges faced by beef and tillage farmers.

To highlight the flaws in the 220KGN/ha as opposed to the 250kgN/ha.::That IFA propose a 2 year trend assessment::Two data points are insufficient to establish a trend and it ignores the influence of lag times.::To highlight how the 2 year review ignores recently introduced…

To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…

This issues were raised to support the members of the ITBA.

To get emergency funding from the Brexit reserve for the sheep sector for 23-24 and to get an increased payment under the sheep improvement scheme and a payment for wool management under the longer term

Nature Restoration Law::- to highlight how the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law will have a negative effect on the rural economy and the future of Irish Farming. These proposals are being driven from the EU without any clear data or impact assessment.::- to insist that the…

To emphasise how the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) reference costings must reflect prevailing market prices.::To establish from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers can expect to receive approvals re Targeted Agricultural…

To highlight the importance of farm safety while concentrating on the following areas of concern::1. Quad Safety - to issue information on the new quad regulations.::2. Livestock/animal handling.::3. Long term health - in conjunction with the Irish heart Foundation and the HSE…

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

Extend slurry spreading season

extend cultivation period post harvest 2023 due to weather conditions

Influence support for Farm & Forestry Contractors