Beef
The move by ABP to stop the blanket collection of a levies for farm organisations has been prompted by farmer requests the meat processor has said.
Ireland’s largest beef processors – the Larry Goodman-owned ABP – is to stop the blanked collecting of levies from farmers, a move that will severely hit IFA income.
Agri-Business
An IFA review committee has recommended that levy collection are the fairest ways to fund the organisation.
Levies was the topical issue at last night's IFA Presidential debate in the Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Kerry IFA Presidential candidate Flor McCarthy has said there is no conflict of interest in meat factories collecting IFA levies.
Tillage
A number of tillage farmers claim they have failed to date in their bid to reclaim IFA levies over the past two years.