Victor Boyhan

To seek that the Government grants a Carbon Tax Relief/Rebate to greenhouse growers of food crops using Carbon enrichment.

That the Government provides flexibility on stock relief measures in the context of farmers reducing stock numbers to grow more crops.

That the Government should allow unused capital allowances or losses to be carried forward.

To highlight that for the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) actions such as low input permanent pastures and wild bird cover could be temporarily suspended in order to facilitate higher production of grass, forage or grain.

That the Government addresses the double Nitrogen (N) rate on low input permanent pasture from 40KgN/ha to 80kgN/ha to boost grass output.

To highlight that a derogation from the two and three-crop rule should be sought for farmers.

To highlight that farmers cannot be disadvantaged where efforts made to increase feed supplies result in their farms exceeding Nitrate bands/limits and into derogation.

To highlight that under the Nitrates directive, derogation farmers are currently only permitted to grow 20% arable crops, this ratio should be relaxed.

To highlight that the national efforts to restore the cereal, oilseed and pulse crop area to 10% of the Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) must be a priority.

To highlight that the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funding must be considered to accelerate the native flour milling industry.::To ensure food security

To call on the Government to suspend the Dairy Food Vision Sub-Group and delay establishing the Beef/Sheep Food Vision Sub-Group to avoid giving mixed messages to farmers.

To highlight that funding for manure storage on tillage farms must be increased for more targeted, efficient nutrient use and to incentivise the production of maize.

The eradication of Bovine TB in Ireland::Sufficient education and awareness on Bovine TB for farmers and the general public::Greater evaluation is the interaction between deer, cattle and badgers to establish the connection and the role each species play in the transmission of…

To acknowledged the approval by the Cabinet of the General Scheme of the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill to establish a new Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri Food Supply Chain.::IFA looks forward to seeing the draft legislation and to having genuine input…

Provision of competitively priced guaranteed collection service for farmers.::To highlight that the fallen animal disposal system is in desperate need of a full review to identify the most cost-efficient means to have fallen animals removed from farms, and to create a mechanism…