Agri-Business
It appears that a dispute over the price of rendering fallen animals between rendering plants and knackeries is set to escalate.
Rural Life
The ACA, the body that represents knackeries in Ireland has confirmed that the cost of animal rendering is set to rise from next week.
Knackeries will resume testing sheep for the disease scrapie today (Monday, January 16), the Animal Collectors Association (ACA) has said.
Sheep
The ACA, the body that represents knackeries, has told the department that its members will cut back on the services they provide.
Knackeries made the decision to resume fallen animal collection services for "environmental and health reasons", according to the ACA.
The ICMSA has warned that the dispute between the knackeries and the department cannot be resolved "by passing the cost onto the farmers".
Knackeries across the country will resume services and be open for business this morning, according to the ACA.
The ACA is being called on to resume fallen animal collections while talks take place between the association and the department.
Knackery representative group the ACA is to meet the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine this afternoon for talks.
Knackeries have requested an emergency meeting from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, according to the ACA.
The Department of Agriculture has issued storage advice for farmers with dead animals amid the ongoing strike being held by knackeries.
Knackeries across the country will close their gates to farmers seeking to dispose of dead animals from tomorrow.
The Animal Collectors' Association (ACA) will continue with its action to halt fallen animal collection services from tomorrow.
No lorries from Irish knackeries will operate collection services to remove dead animals from farms from next Wednesday the ACA confirmed.
A ballot of members of the ACA will be conducted today, to "determine the best way forward" following stalled talks with the department.
An emergency meeting has been called by Animal Collectors Association (ACA) following stalled talks with the Department of Agriculture.
Agri Politics
Minister Creed has been urged to "immediately intervene and resolve the dispute between his department and fallen animal collectors".
Slow progress in talks between knackery reps and the department mean there are fears that no new support scheme will be ready for January.
A meeting has been arranged between the ACA, the representative group for Irish knackeries, and the Department of Agriculture.
Beef
Just under 40 knackeries around the country will close today, Tuesday, September 10, until further notice due to a collapse of talks.
