Agri-Business
Top 10 agriculture priorities for the new Taoiseach - IFA
Following his election as Taoiseach yesterday, Leo Varadkar has been issued with a submission from the IFA relating to the...
Agri-Business
Following his election as Taoiseach yesterday, Leo Varadkar has been issued with a submission from the IFA relating to the...
Rural Life
Farmers are eager to see work get underway on changes to the Office of Public Work’s (OPW’s) Minor Flood Mitigation Works...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish poultry sector’s counteraction to the threat of avian influenza (bird flu) was a definite success, according to Irish...
Environment
IFA (Irish Farmers’ Association) Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney is set to meet with senior representatives from the European Commission in...
Dairy
National Farm Survey results showing a 17% drop in dairy farmers’ incomes in 2016 confirmed the fact that farmers have taken...
Dairy
Ornua’s Puchase Price Index (PPI) increased by 1.8%, to 106.8%, for the month of May; this represented its first increase...
Rural Life
A motion calling for the immediate reform of the Fair Deal Nursing Home Support Scheme was successfully carried by 51...
Dairy
On World Milk Day, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) believes that there is scope for a milk price increase, of up...
Rural Life
A Fair Deal Scheme clarification delay is causing frustration to mount among farm families, said independent TD Mattie McGrath. The...
Rural Life
As young farmers attempt to become ever more efficient, more intensive and more profitable, land ownership has taken a backseat...
Beef
The Brazilian meat scandal proved there are “systematic failures” in the controls in Brazil and the EU can no longer...
Sheep
The lamb market continues to be ‘buoyant’ off the back of strong demand and factories are paying €6.20/6.30 for spring lambs, according...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture’s administration of some recent farm schemes has been branded ‘totally unacceptable’ by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)....
Beef
News of Dawn Meats proposed takeover of Dunbia’s operations in the Republic of Ireland has been met with apprehension from some...
Rural Life
Farming is the occupation with the highest risk of fatalities in the country; with a rate nearly 10 times the...
CAP / Schemes
A process to allow for “appeal and fair judgement” in cases where farmers’ lands were illegally burnt has been called...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has proposed a new protocol on farm audits for the Sustainable Beef and Lamb Quality Assurance...
Agri-Business
Joe Healy, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) President, has paid tribute to Michael Noonan, following the announcement of his intention to...