Beef
Cattle prices rising amid 'tighter supplies and stronger demand'
Cattle prices are rising on the back of tighter supplies and stronger market demand across the EU, according to the...
Beef
Cattle prices are rising on the back of tighter supplies and stronger market demand across the EU, according to the...
Beef
Farmers selling cattle should be extra vigilant at this time to ensure that their payment is secure, the Irish Farmers’...
Dairy
Co-ops have been urged to carry out a root-and-branch examination of all costs of doing business – and avoid the...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is urging farmers to apply on time for the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) 2020, with...
Agri Politics
The revised TB testing protocol issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine allows for the testing of...
Agri Politics
The “lazy narrative” of cutting the national herd “ignores the science and international climate policy” as well as the importance...
Agri Politics
Confirmation that farmers are included in the Government’s €2 billion Credit Guarantee Scheme has been welcomed by the Irish Farmers’...
Beef
There are small positive signs on the cattle price side, with some factories paying a base of €3.45/kg for steers...
Agri Politics
A number of Irish farming organisations have given their reactions following the European Parliament Agricultural Committee’s endorsement of an extension...
Beef
There would be “merit” in making staff testing for Covid-19 at meat processing plants a priority, after healthcare workers, according...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has indicated that member states can reopen their agri–environmental schemes in line with transitional rules, according to...
Dairy
Ahead of the early May cooperatives’ meetings to set the April milk price, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Dairy Committee...
Environment
The parties involved in government-formation talks have been called on to closely look at how emissions from agriculture are calculated,...
CAP / Schemes
Calls are being made for farmers that lost out as part of Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme appeals to...
Environment
Keynote speakers at the online Smart Farming seminar are calling for increased participation in the Smart Farming Programme, according to...
Agri Politics
Tim Cullinan, the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), is urging all meat processors to “immediately act” on the...
Machinery
Variations in fuel prices across the country have been highlighted – with savings of up to €180 to be had...
Agri Politics
There has been a mixed reaction from farm organisations to the aid package being prepared for the EU agri-food sector...