Sheep
Adrian Gallagher elected as new IFA sheep chair
Following the announcement today (Thursday, November 16), that Kevin Comiskey has stepped aside as the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep...
Sheep
Following the announcement today (Thursday, November 16), that Kevin Comiskey has stepped aside as the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep...
Agri Politics
Kevin Comiskey has announced today (Thursday, November 16), that he is stepping down as the current Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
Agri-Business
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has branded government proposals on dog attacks as “tokenism”. Minister for Rural...
Agri Politics
Kevin Comiskey, the current Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee chair, is considering running in next year’s local elections....
Rural Life
The wet weather conditions experienced this July “have been nearly as bad as the wet summer of 1985,” one farmer...
Agri Politics
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee, Kevin Comiskey, has announced that he will not be...
Agri Politics
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee, Kevin Comiskey, has told Agriland that he is “currently...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that proposed new regulations on dog control will have to be backed up...
Sheep News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is this afternoon (Tuesday, February 21) presenting a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Food...
Sheep News
The €12/ewe payment under the new Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) has been acknowledged as being too small. Kevin Comiskey, sheep...
Sheep
A number of amendments to the Sheep Improvement Scheme need to be made so that farmers can avoid unfair penalties,...
Sheep
A public meeting is to be held on Monday (January 23), aiming to send a “clear message” on lamb prices...
Sheep
Ewes left out of the scheme due to underfunding, and a lack of knowledge of how sheep farms operate, are...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has warned that the sheep sector is in crisis and urgently needs government support. According...
Sheep
Confidence in the sheep sector is very low, with below-cost of production sheep prices and not enough targeted supports threatening...
Sheep News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that sheep farmers are “shocked” by the lack of additional supports for the...
Sheep
Stronger lamb prices are needed now and going forward if input prices see no change, with a tonne of meal...
Sheep
Further weakening of lamb prices this week by factories is not acceptable and must stop, according to the sheep chair...