Agri Politics
Emergency stakeholder meeting urged for knackeries dispute
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been urged to convene an emergency meeting of all stakeholders to...
Knackeries
Agri-Business
Knackeries request emergency meeting with department
Knackeries have requested an emergency meeting from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – but have been told...
Agri-Business
Department issues animal carcass storage advice during 'regrettable' strike
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued storage advice for farmers with dead animals amid the ongoing...
Agri-Business
Department of Agriculture 'trying to hold knackeries to ransom'
Knackeries are owed money from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine going back as far as last December,...
Agri-Business
Knackeries to close their gates in strike from tomorrow
Knackeries across the country will close their gates to farmers seeking to dispose of dead animals from tomorrow, Thursday, February...
Agri-Business
Department 'cannot shirk responsibility' regarding fallen animals
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine “cannot shirk responsibility” regarding the disposal of fallen animals, according to the...
Agri-Business
Knackeries: Animal collection halt will go ahead...with 'full closure' in coming days
The Animal Collectors’ Association (ACA), which represents the country’s knackeries, will continue with its action to halt fallen animal collection...
Rural Life
Minister called on to avert knackeries strike tomorrow
Knackeries around the country are set to halt collection services for fallen animals from tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26, over the...
Rural Life
Knackery disruption 'last thing farmers need' - ICSA
The coming disruption to knackery services is “the last thing farmers need”, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’...
Agri-Business
'Minister must ensure fallen animals are collected' - IFA
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed is being called on to ensure that fallen animals are collected...
Agri-Business
Knackeries to halt animal collection services from Wednesday
No lorries from Irish knackeries will operate collection services to remove dead animals from farms from next Wednesday, February 26,...
Agri-Business
Knackeries to conduct ballot to 'determine best way forward' following talks stalemate
A ballot of members of the Animal Collectors’ Association (ACA) will be conducted today, Monday, February 17, to “determine the...
Agri-Business
Knackeries call emergency meeting following stalled department talks
An emergency meeting has been called for all members of the Animal Collectors Association (ACA) following stalled talks with the...
Agri Politics
'Farmer stuck in middle': Creed urged to intervene in knackeries dispute
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been urged to “immediately intervene and resolve the dispute between...
Agri-Business
Delay in new support scheme could see knackery charges doubled
Fears have been raised over progress being made in ongoing talks between knackery representatives and Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Agri-Business
Knackeries to 'temporarily re-commence services' following agreement
Knackeries around the country will re-commence services on a temporary basis following talks with the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Agri-Business
Meeting agreed between department and knackeries
A meeting has been arranged between the Animal Collectors association (ACA), the representative group for Irish knackeries, and the Department...
Agri-Business
3,000 dead cattle 'left in fields and yards' - ACA
As of today, Friday, September 13, there are 3,000 dead cattle “left in fields and yards” that have not been...