Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co. Laois. The father-and-son duo...
November 13, 2021
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed the increase in funding for the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS)...
October 14, 2021
Although grass is not in short supply on most moderately-stocked beef farms, as October rolls on and wet weather conditions...
September 30, 2021
A group of members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have launched their own campaign for coupled farm payments for...
June 16, 2021
There appears to be a stronger interest among beef farmers for store lambs this year. The store lamb trade has...
August 15, 2020
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dara Calleary sees an important role for producer groups in building margins and...
July 24, 2020
A survey of 1,100 farmers has revealed that 78% of farmers are dependent on marts to sell cattle and 59%...
April 3, 2020
A recent survey of beef farmers shows that many are “considering earning additional income by working off-farm in 2020 –...
January 9, 2020
Six key principles that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Livestock Committee and National Council set out for the distribution of...
June 5, 2019
Beef farmers have not seen “a single cent” of extra income from expanding agri-food exports as a result of Food...
April 17, 2019
Retailers have indicated that, in some cases, they actively prefer dairy beef over suckler-bred beef, according to the president of...
January 15, 2019
The farmers behind the draft Beef Plan 2018-2025 have called for a number of changes in a variety of areas...
September 26, 2018
The draft of a new beef plan – titled ‘Beef Plan 2018-2025’ – was recently unveiled by a group of...
September 25, 2018
Over €35 million will be spent by Supermac’s on Irish produce this year according to the company’s managing director, Pat...
September 18, 2018
The announcement last week that the Larry Goodman owned ABP Group is set to take a 50% stake in Slaney...
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