Agri-Business
IBLA raises processor issues with UTP enforcement authority
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has raised concerns relating to meat processors with the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP)...
Irish Beef Sector Agreement
Beef
Processors 'must follow through on commitment' to install weighing scales - ICSA
Processors “must follow through on their commitment to supply liveweight information to farmers”, according to Edmund Graham, beef chairman of...
Beef
Failure to establish taskforce a 'slap in the face' for farmers - TD
The fact that the Beef Market Taskforce has not yet met has been described as a “slap in the face”...
Beef
Beef agreement delays 'risk new protests' - Carthy
The delays to the implementation of the Irish Beef Sector Agreement are risking a renewed wave of protests, according to...
Beef
Farmers urged to 'familiarise themselves' with beef agreement
Farmers are being urged to familiarise themselves with tenets of the Irish Beef Sector Agreement, especially in relation to obligations...
Beef
'Patience running out': Beef agreement implementation delays slammed
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to “up the ante and get...
Beef
Beef farmers urged to 'build paper trail' on factory quote correspondence
Beef farmers are being urged to “build a paper trail” on price quote correspondence between themselves and meat processor agents...
Beef
Processors called on to respect 4-month notice rule on weights
One of the country’s leading farmer representative groups is calling on meat processors to observe the four-month notice rule for...
Beef
Gort Mart: Mixed ringside reaction to Irish Beef Sector Agreement
Farmers gave mixed responses to the recently agreed Irish Beef Sector Agreement at the spring-born weanling show and sale in...
Beef
Farmer protest update: What picket lines have stood down?
A total of 20 farmer protests outside meat processing plants across the country have now officially stood down, AgriLand understands....
Beef
Beef Plan repeats call for an end to protests 'so agreement can be considered'
The Beef Plan Movement is again calling on all protesters to “cease picketing” at meat processing sites across the country,...