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‘Country could have been better prepared for Storm Ali’

September 21, 2018

The country could have been better prepared for Storm Ali and a Status Red alert was warranted, according to Fianna Fail’s Eugene Murphy.…

FF 10-point emergency action plan launched

September 19, 2018

Agri Politics

Fianna Fail has launched its new 10-point emergency action plan to combat the fodder and income crisis for farmers at the National Ploughing…

Fianna Fail to launch 10-point plan to address fodder and farm income crises

September 19, 2018

Agri Politics

Fianna Fail is set to launch a 10-point plan to address both the fodder and farm income crises at the National Ploughing Championships…

FF calls for ‘nationally-funded hardship fund’ under its fodder action plan

July 30, 2018

Agri Politics

Fianna Fail is calling on the Government to “urgently implement” its newly-published 12-point action plan to avert an animal and farmer welfare crisis…

BDGP: ‘Farmers are maybe losing €200 on the sale price of their weanling to get €80’

July 27, 2018

Beef

While suckler farmers must welcome payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), they must take stock of what they may be…

‘Worrying’: Irish alarm following UK Brexit turnabout

July 17, 2018

Agri-Business

The UK Government’s decision to accept four amendments put forward by hard-line Conservative and DUP Brexiteers last night (Monday, July 16) has prompted…

Fianna Fail’s fodder motion passed in the Dail

April 19, 2018

Grass

A motion relating to the fodder crisis brought forward by Fianna Fail earlier this week has been passed in the Dail today. The…

Fianna Fail’s fodder crisis motion to be put to a vote

April 17, 2018

Grass

This evening Fianna Fail brought forward a motion in the Dail calling on the Government to take “immediate action” to remedy the current…

‘Farmers will cut their cloth to measure’ to avoid another fodder crisis

April 17, 2018

Grass

Farmers across the country “will cut their cloth to measure” to avoid another crisis, Fianna Fail’s agriculture spokesperson, Charlie McConalogue, said today. Deputy…

‘Not too late’ to introduce a meal voucher scheme

April 17, 2018

Grass

It is not too late to introduce a meal voucher scheme for farmers facing fodder shortages, according to Fianna Fail’s agriculture spokesperson, Charlie…

‘Narrow’ fodder import support measure criticised

April 6, 2018

Grass

The Fodder Import Support Measure introduced yesterday by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has been criticised and described as…

‘There should be no fine if an inspector doesn’t carry out an inspection correctly’

March 21, 2018

CAP / Schemes

If an inspector doesn’t carry out an on-farm inspection correctly, there should be no fines issued as a result of that inspection, according…

Comer puts name forward for Fianna Fail selection in Europe

March 1, 2018

Agri Politics

John Comer, the former president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has put his hat in the ring for a seat…

Anti-roll bars for quads and mandatory use of helmets could be on the cards

February 26, 2018

Rural Life

It could soon be compulsory for all quads to have anti-roll bars and for users to wear protective headgear under a new bill…

Online BPS application supports ‘must be rolled out as a matter of urgency’

February 23, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Support measures for farmers moving to online Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications in 2018 must be rolled out as a matter of urgency,…

Fears the BDGP scheme will create a ‘substantially maternal herd’

February 22, 2018

Beef

The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) needs to be examined for fear that it will create a “substantially maternal herd“, Fianna Fail TD…

‘There is no way one can look for €200/suckler cow under the current system’

February 22, 2018

Agri Politics

There is no way one can look for a €200 payment for each suckler cow under the current system, according to Fine Gael…

Calls for a €200/suckler cow payment tabled in Dail motion

February 19, 2018

Beef

Fianna Fail is set to table a Dail motion this week, which will include calls for a €200/suckler cow payment to be introduced via…

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