Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced that the fourth meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce will take place…
The second half of 2020 is showing “grounds for optimism” for beef producers, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) president…
Letters issued to over 200 complainants by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) last week “treated farmers with contempt”, according to the…
Additional reportage by Claire Mc Cormack Unless the Government and processors take measures “right now” to safeguard the beef sector, the “beef industry…
It is high time that the decade-old “dysfunctional” Quality Payment System (QPS) is reviewed, according to the Irish Cooperative Organisation Society (ICOS). In…
A review of the beef grid, beef specifications, carcass classification and market transparency were key issues covered by beef industry stakeholders during the…
Meat factory concessions are long overdue, with processors accused of having “subverted fair competition for livestock and distorted trade” by the Irish Cooperative…
The beef talks between Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Beef Plan Movement, farm organisations and the Department of Agriculture provided a “good opportunity…
The talks between Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Beef Plan Movement, farm organisations and state agencies have concluded following more than 12 hours…
The attendance of retail multiples must be demanded by Government for talks on “fair” farm margins, according to Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson Charlie…
