Agri Politics
Programme for government: 'The devil will be in the detail'
The programme for government has positive aspects but lacks clear commitments on budgets and spending, according to the Irish Farmers’...
Agri Politics
The programme for government has positive aspects but lacks clear commitments on budgets and spending, according to the Irish Farmers’...
CAP / Schemes
All Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) applicants, for the latest application period (Tranche 17), should receive early approval. That’s according to...
Agri Politics
The agriculture chapter of the programme for Government has “some good aspects, but lacks specifics in relation to funding commitments”,...
Agri Politics
A total of seven Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) staff members have accepted the organisation’s voluntary early retirement scheme. In February,...
Beef
News that Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed will put a proposed package for beef finishers in...
Dairy
Both Glanbia and Lakeland revealed their prices for May milk today, Thursday, June 11, with both processors holding their prices...
Tillage
Potato stocks are relatively unchanged from last year, but are down on other years according to the Irish Farmers’ Association...
Sheep
It would be “madness” for EU negotiators to make any lamb import offer to New Zealand at this time in...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has identified six points that it believes are key priorities for the next Common Agricultural...
Beef
The live export trade is very important to Ireland’s €3 billion beef and livestock sector, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
CAP / Schemes
The compulsory testing of approximately 3,000 bovine animals born before 2013 for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) has been described by the...
Tillage
The Irish field vegetable sector is being severely impacted by the continuing drought according to a statement from the Irish...
Forestry
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to step in and resolve the current...
Dairy
“It is clear” that farmers can reasonably expect milk prices to improve for May milk, according to the Irish Farmers’...
Beef
There is no basis for pressure on cattle prices from the factories, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Commenting...
Beef
Letters issued to over 200 complainants by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) last week “treated farmers with contempt”,...
Agri-Business
The resumption of auction rings at the marts from tomorrow, Monday, June 8, under the new Department of Agriculture ‘safe...
Dairy
Co-ops have been called on to “reflect on the significant dairy product price improvements” of the last six weeks, which...