Agri Politics
ICSA keen to discuss food chain transparency with Heydon
The appointment of deputy Martin Heydon to the position of Minister of State with responsibility for horticulture, food and forestry...
Agri Politics
The appointment of deputy Martin Heydon to the position of Minister of State with responsibility for horticulture, food and forestry...
Sheep
“A bigger and better Sheep Welfare Scheme must be top of the agenda for the new Minister for Agriculture –...
Agri Politics
The newly appointed Minister for Agriculture and Marine Barry Cowen’s key priorities must be “to deliver total transparency” in the...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was wrong to introduce new TB protocols around the removal of inconclusives...
Beef
A suckler-based application for EU Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) is the only realistic option, stakeholders were told at a meeting...
Sheep
“Imports of lambs are causing huge disruption for local farmers who can’t even get quotes for such animals. At the...
Sheep
This week’s price cuts are yet another blow for sheep farmers, having been left out of any Covid-19 support packages...
Beef
There is “no excuse” for factories to keep prices at the current low levels, according to the Irish Cattle and...
Sheep
Sheep farmers should not be left out of any support packages aimed at mitigating the impact of Covid-19, according to...
Beef
Ireland needs to close off all weaknesses in its BVD eradication programme as soon as possible so that the need...
CAP / Schemes
On Wednesday of this week (May 27), the European Commission issued a revised set of proposals for the EU Budget...
Sheep
The impending bank holiday weekend has seen factories “pull prices again for no reason”, according to the Irish Cattle and...
Rural Life
The “narrative” on the TB Eradication Programme has been described as a “reprimand calculated to whip farmers into submission”. That’s...
Beef
Beef farmers are being called on to “demand more from factories” with tightening cattle numbers at the present time. Edmund...
Agri Politics
Concern has been raised by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) about a proposal from the European Commission to...
Environment
A “twin-track approach” is needed to maximise the potential for the organic farming sector here, according to the Irish Cattle...
Sheep
Processors “must be required to verify” that they are not importing live lambs from the UK if they wish to...
Agri Politics
The EU Parliament Agriculture Committee’s position on extending the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) arrangements for up to two years...