Agri Politics
Cavan IFA: Cooney leaves ball in Brady's court for elections
A recently declared candidate for the upcoming Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) elections has stated that he will step out of...
Agri Politics
A recently declared candidate for the upcoming Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) elections has stated that he will step out of...
Beef
Urgent changes are needed to the details of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme proposed by Minister for Agriculture,...
Agri Politics
The Government is likely to lose a motion scheduled to be put to the Dáil this week on the EU-Mercosur...
Dairy
The reduction of 1.6 points to the June Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI) still leaves room for the majority of...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has voiced its intention to intensify its campaign against the Mercosur trade deal this week....
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has announced its intention to hold an intensive lobby of all TDs and senators on...
Sheep
Processors have hit back at “misleading” claims made by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) that extra margin has been pocketed,...
Sheep
Retailers are charging consumers prices ranging from €8.69/kg to €15.16/kg for the main lamb cuts – while the farmer price...
Dairy
The Teagasc Moorepark ’19 Open Day theme of “growing sustainably” is extremely timely and relevant for the sector, according to...
Tillage
Provisional area figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding planted cereal area in Ireland indicate the...
Dairy
Ireland’s main milk purchasing co-ops have underperformed massively in the Dutch LTO European milk league in the last 12 months...
Sheep
Factories have been accused of shredding the lamb price in the last two weeks, destroying farmers’ incomes and lining their...
Beef
The EU team of negotiators behind the Mercosur deal have “sold out” Irish and European farmers, according to Joe Healy,...
Agri Politics
A farm-lobby group’s environmental chairman has today called for the Irish Government to veto the looming EU/Mercosur deal if it...
Beef
The danger presented by a potential trade deal between the EU and Mercosur was discussed in detail by representatives of...
Beef
Two of the country’s leading farmer organisations have welcomed the new Oireachtas report on the future for the beef sector,...
Beef
The president of an Irish farm lobby group has accused the European Commission of “hypocrisy” for doing a trade deal...
Rural Life
A protest will be held by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) at the European Commission offices in Dublin over the...