Tillage
The department has been called on to explain why ship loads of grain are allowed to arrive while Irish grain is "left sitting in sheds".
Importing grain is akin to bringing in an animal with foot-and-mouth disease, IFA President, Joe Healy has warned.
Imported grain from the UK is of poorer quality than Irish grain, according to the test results of a grain sample taken earlier this week at a protest at Foynes Port in Limerick.