Agri-Business
Calls for meat processors to make electronic payments to farmers
Meat processors have been called on to make electronic payments direct to farmers’ bank accounts for cattle supplies, particularly in...
Agri-Business
Meat processors have been called on to make electronic payments direct to farmers’ bank accounts for cattle supplies, particularly in...
Beef
The Covid-19 pandemic represents a shock to the beef market “of a magnitude that requires immediate response by the European...
Agri Politics
Key policy measures must be delivered immediately to stabilise food markets, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA)....
Agri Politics
The decision by McDonald’s to close its chain of restaurants is “not entirely unexpected” – and underlines the need for...
Dairy
Stakeholders should recognise that there have been serious market disruptions across the EU arising from the coronavirus – and policy...
Agri Politics
In light of Covid-19, the public has been urged to heed the advice of relevant state agencies and take necessary...
Agri Politics
The Taoiseach’s statement on coronavirus (Covid-19) is “accepted and would be accorded with”, according the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association...
Dairy
There is still “room for improvement” on milk processor prices for suppliers, given an expected increase in demands for powders,...
Agri Politics
The idea of introducing Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) of farmland for house-building has been described as “highly questionable” by the...
Rural Life
The newly-formed Government cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 has been called on to implement “a sick pay arrangement” for sole traders...
Dairy
With co-op boards set to decide milk price for February in the coming days, the chairperson of the Irish Creamery...
Beef
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), released today, Thursday, March 5, on agricultural incomes “highlight the ongoing pressures on...
Agri-Business
One of the country’s leading farm organisations has warned that the dispute between the knackeries and the Department of Agriculture,...
Agri-Business
The incoming government – whichever parties are involved – will be called on to copy laws from France and Spain...
Agri-Business
The Animal Collectors’ Association (ACA) is being called on to resume fallen animal collections while talks take place between the...
Rural Life
The current flooding of houses, farmyards and farmland “should come as no surprise to anyone”, and is as a result...
Agri Politics
It is about time that EU businesses backed up their sustainability claims with facts – rather than the “green-washing” that...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has been called on to “immediately intervene” in the current...