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Details of reopening marts with ‘safe-sales’ emerge

May 29, 2020

Marts will be able to resume auctions and the use of show rings from June 8, while strictly observing new Department of Agriculture,…

‘Clarity required immediately’ on 2021 CAP payments

May 27, 2020

CAP / Schemes

One of the country’s leading farm organisations has urged both the EU and the Irish Government to provide clarity on payments under the…

All Irish McDonald’s ‘drive-thrus’ to reopen by next Thursday

May 27, 2020

Beef

McDonald’s has announced that each of its ‘drive-thru’ restaurants in Ireland will reopen by next Thursday, June 4. In a statement today, Wednesday,…

103 new Covid-19 cases in meat plants in past week

May 27, 2020

Beef

103 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in meat processors in the past week. This figure accounts for the past week up…

ACA members involved in 55,000 BPS applications

May 26, 2020

CAP / Schemes

Members of the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) were involved in some 55,000 Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) applications on behalf of farmer clients for…

Gardaí invoke Covid-19 regulations 263 times – out of over 1 million interactions

May 26, 2020

Rural Life

An Garda Síochána has again highlighted the high level of public compliance with the Covid-19 regulations and restrictions, which Garda officers have invoked…

‘Inspections of meat plants should be carried out unannounced’

May 26, 2020

Agri Politics

Inspections of meat plants should be carried out unannounced, according to Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture and food Brian Stanley. The Laois-Offaly TD…

Calls for extension of farmer repayments moratorium

May 26, 2020

Rural Life

There have been calls for banks to extend the moratorium on farmers’ repayments into the traditional “settling up” period in the autumn. The…

Agri colleges amid Covid-19: What should students know?

May 26, 2020

Rural Life

Agricultural colleges run by Teagasc are continuing to run with the aid of technology – which will continue over the coming weeks and…

David McWilliams on the future of the global economy – and return of the ‘luck penny’

May 25, 2020

Agri-Business

ONE20: The Alltech Ideas Conference took place last week as a ‘virtual experience’ with online interviews and presentations rather than a live conference,…

Slight drop in agri-sector workers claiming €350/week

May 25, 2020

Rural Life

There has been a very slight decrease in the number of workers in the agriculture; forestry and fishing; and mining and quarrying sectors…

SIPTU looks to increase pay for meat plant workers in wake of Covid-19

May 25, 2020

Beef

Trade union SIPTU has written to its members among meat plant workers around the country to outline its plans to increase membership in…

17 meat processing employers inspected by WRC since January 2019

May 25, 2020

Beef

A total of 17 employers associated with meat processing have been inspected by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) since January 2019, according to Minister…

Chart: By how much will farm incomes be affected by Covid-19 this year?

May 22, 2020

Agri-Business

Covid-19 could reduce Irish farm incomes by anywhere between 26% and 57% this year, depending on the outcome scenario. That’s according to a…

JCB workers to vote on new arrangements to avoid job losses

May 22, 2020

Machinery

JCB has reached agreement with the GMB Union on a new working pattern that is designed to safeguard up to 915 hourly-paid shop…

Meat plants among 240 workplaces inspected by HSA this week

May 21, 2020

Beef

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) began inspecting workplaces in relation to Covid-19 this week, with meat plants among the 240 inspections carried…