Environment
'Government must review the disproportionate level of nitrates inspections'
The Government must review the disproportionate level of nitrates inspections that are imposed on farmers, IFA Environment Chairman, Thomas Cooney has...
Environment
The Government must review the disproportionate level of nitrates inspections that are imposed on farmers, IFA Environment Chairman, Thomas Cooney has...
Pig/Poultry
A new labelling system is being considered to protect the ‘free range’ status of eggs, according to Minister of State...
Rural Life
The High Court has overturned a decision to award a hillwalker €40,000 in damages for injuries sustained after a fall on...
Tillage
The tillage sector needs some support or it may well disappear, according to IFA Grain Committee Chairman Liam Dunne. Dunne...
CAP / Schemes
With additional funds being allocated to the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme in 2018, the payments in hill areas...
Sheep
Marauding dogs can inflict horrendous damage on a sheep flock, IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey has said. With the country’s...
Rural Life
Calls have been made for the army to be called in to deal with a dog which has killed over...
Sheep
There are four key factors that are impacting the sheepmeat trade at the moment, according to a Senior Executive at Meat...
Dairy
The rise in the Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI) justifies calls for further milk price increases, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean...
Dairy
Milk price increases continue to be justified, according to the IFA’s Sean O’Leary, and co-ops must deliver fully back to...
CAP / Schemes
A significant acceleration of GLAS payments is needed in the near future, according to the IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady. Brady...
Environment
The IFA has called for increased targeted payments to be made to farmers in order to help them adapt to...
Agri-Business
The practice of below cost selling has brought a new and potentially terminal threat to the Irish fruit and vegetable...
Agri-Business
Supervalu has informed the IFA that they will suspend their current promotional programme, offering free vegetables when roast beef was...
Agri Politics
The fundamental focus of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) review must be on ensuring farmers achieve viable incomes in return...
CAP / Schemes
It is essential that all areas of land that are currently designated as Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) are maintained...
Pig/Poultry
Current pig prices are just covering costs with many pig farmers struggling financially facing into 2017, according to the IFA Pigs...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture has agreed to communicate with farmers outlining where issues have arisen on their GLAS plans as...