CAP / Schemes
CAP cut kickback: 'Expecting farmers to do more for less is a non-starter'
“Three basic metrics” have been called for to allow farmers to properly determine the funding agreed for the next Common...
CAP / Schemes
“Three basic metrics” have been called for to allow farmers to properly determine the funding agreed for the next Common...
CAP / Schemes
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Pat McCormack, has expressed concern that, in what he called the...
CAP / Schemes
The “relentless” downward pressure on direct payments to farmers “disadvantages Ireland disproportionately” according to Pat McCormack, president of the Irish...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dara Calleary is being called on to ensure that the level of funding...
Dairy
Changes to Ornua’s Purchase Price Index (PPI) have been described as a “retrograde step” for the dairy exporter to take,...
Agri Politics
The appointment of Fianna Fáil’s Dara Calleary as the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been welcomed...
Dairy
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the decision by Glanbia Ireland to increase its June milk price...
Beef
Calls have been made for the need to integrate the dairy and beef sectors and for the new Minister for...
Dairy
The decision of Lakeland Dairies to increase its milk price for June supplies is “the benchmark on which all processors...
Agri Politics
The proposed €5 billion Brexit Reserve Fund is “absolutely essential” in the context of the next Brexit deadline at the...
Agri Politics
Newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen, is beginning to hold meetings and consultations with agriculture...
Dairy
The continued strength of the dairy markets should “focus the mind” of processors setting milk prices over the coming days...
Environment
Co-ops are being urged to begin “really pushing” feeds with less crude protein, and the spreading of protected urea. Denis...
Dairy
Dairy markets have again moved forward during June with all the statistics pointing to improved returns – and, on that...
Beef
There is “no doubt” that factories should be paying more than they are at present for cattle, according to the...
Beef
An announcement that the sales of steaks in Tesco outlets have “rocketed” by 40% during the Covid-19 lockdown has been...
Agri Politics
Laois-Offaly TD Barry Cowen was appointed as the new Minister for Agriculture in the cabinet that was announced over the...
Dairy
There will be many farmer suppliers scratching their heads as they contemplate the price disparities between co-ops and processors, according...