Agri Politics
A Fine Gael conference on agriculture and rural development is set to take place on Saturday of next week (November 15).
Rural Life
In the fourth part of Agriland Media's series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we focus on the dangers posed by working at heights on the farm.
Fine Gael is being urged to create a “new partnership” with farmers including a farm succession programme and nitrates derogation taskforce.
The Fine Gael National Agricultural, Food and Rural Development Forum, (NAFRD) is set to host another regional conference next week.
Beef
The former president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), Eddie Downey has warned farmers to be...
Former president of the IFA Eddie Downey has been chosen to head a new forum within Fine Gael on agriculture and rural affairs.
Although a topic of much debate currently, feedlot buyers are continuing to make their presence felt at the ringside.
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In the fourth part of Agriland Media’s new series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we explore the dangers posed by working at heights on farms. According to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), around 18% of all deaths in the agricultural sector are associated with falls or collapses. Eddie Downey, former IFA president, told Agriland about falling 12ft while working on his farm in Co. Meath in 2021. The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) needs a "shake-up" of new young staff and members, according to former president Eddie Downey.
Farming organisations should be organised in a way that helps the farmer in the best possible way, according to Eddie Downey.
The former president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), Eddie Downey, recently dismissed calls for feedlots to be banned in Ireland.
The IFA must undergo "radical reform" if it is to remain relevant for future generations, the former IFA president, Eddie Downey, has warned.
Calls for a €200 payment per suckler cow have been described as "wrong" by the former president of the IFA, Eddie Downey.
Agri-Business
Eddie Downey, the former president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), has been appointed to the board of directors at Farmer Business Developments.
Eddie Downey, the former president of the IFA, has been elected to an internal Fine Gael agricultural affairs committee.
AgriLand can confirm that "constructive" talks were held between the board of the IFA and its former president Eddie Downey this week.
The Irish Farmers' Association's (IFA) much-anticipated National Council meeting will take place in Dublin on Wednesday week, March 21.
Eddie Downey, the former president of the IFA, has asked for an invitation to speak at the farm body's upcoming national council meeting.
The IFA's former General Secretary, Pat Smith, has lodged papers with the High Court in relation to his defamation proceedings against his former employer.
Former IFA President Eddie Downey has been appointed to the board of FBD Holdings.
The former General Secretary of the IFA Pat Smith has initiated a second High Court action against the IFA.
The former President of the IFA Eddie Downey has said that he feels responsible that Irish farming is going forward with a new IFA.
FBD is paying its former chief executive €16,300 a month in consultancy fees, in spite of the...
