Tillage
A major meeting of malting barley growers will take place next Monday, (October 12) to discuss urgent issues affecting the sector.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has requested a meeting with Boortmalt to discuss harvest 2026 malting barley prices.
Harvest 2026 grain prices are failing to deliver an adequate margin for extremely hard hit Irish tillage farmers.
Both the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) and Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) have noted the year-on-year increase in 2026 grain prices.
Rural Life
There are currently fewer Farm Assist recipients than previous years, at just over 3,000, according to the Department of Social Protection.
Agri-Business
Farmer representatives have expressed concerns about a planned butter deal by Tirlán in the US.
Dairy
Greater compensation is needed to halt the declining numbers of liquid milk suppliers in the country, according to the IFA.
Agri Politics
An IFA delegation has met with officials from the Department of Agriculture on livestock welfare and traceability issues.
Farm Safety
Farmers and farm families across the country are being encouraged to make safety a priority on their farms.
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The IFA wants an "urgent" meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss welfare, traceability protocols.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Dairy Committee is calling for bovine passports, commonly known as blue cards, to be digitised.
An IFA delegation is due to meet Kinisla management this week to discuss farmer concerns in relation to the co-op's new milk supply contract.
The first meeting of the Bord Bia Farmer Forum took place this week, bringing together 100 representatives from the farming sector.
Beef
The IFA is not planning to step back its opposition to Larry Murrin remaining in the position of chair of the board of Bord Bia.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed that he will meet with both the IFA and the ICMSA on the Bord Bia governance review.
Up to 100 landowners attended a meeting in relation to the South Kerry Greenway project last evening (Thursday, June 11).
IFA president Francie Gorman is seeking an urgent meeting with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon on the Bord Bia governance review
The outcome of the Bord Bia review "may not live up to stakeholder expectations", according to Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has welcomed the completion of a governance review at Bord Bia.
A governance review of the board of Bord Bia has in general endorsed chair, Larry Murrin and found that the board is "very capable".
A senator has claimed that an IFA protest about the role of Bord Bia chair, Larry Murrin, earlier this year "damaged demand for Irish beef".
