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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will meet tomorrow, Thursday, June 20, with officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The…
“Urgent action is required to save the beef industry” in light of beef farmers “supplying cattle to processors – and subsequently retailers –…
Irish farmers have been getting less than the EU average price for R3 and U3 steers for the past 10 years, according to…
Strengthening the power of farmers in the supply chain through producer groups and contracts is top of the agenda in a new “road…
Members of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), Macra na Feirme and Beef Plan Movement will be brought before the Oireachtas…
Without beef processing price data being released, the idea of a cartel operating among processors simply cannot be ruled out, according to Sinn…
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action has called for a national review of land use to optimise planning and help tackle carbon…
The long-awaited action report on climate change, compiled by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action, has noted that there is “enormous potential”…
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action published its long-awaited report on recommendations to tackle climate change in Ireland – including a substantial section…
The publication of a report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on community policing and rural crime has been welcomed by…
Rural Ireland needs additional policing with better resourcing designed to reduce crime and raise confidence in An Garda Síochána, according to a new…
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action will not recommend a tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture when it submits its final…
Pre-movement testing for TB – a controversial topic at present – could be useful in a very targeted way, focusing on high-risk herds,…
The eradication of TB, while possible, will not meet 2030 targets as things currently stand, according to a veterinary expert. Prof. Simon More,…
Beef industry stakeholders and interested parties have been invited to send in written submissions on the future of the sector by the Joint…
The TB eradication programme will be the centre of focus for the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine at tomorrow’s…
An investigation into beef factories and the beef sector in general in relation to the low prices that are currently being paid has…
Negotiations for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) continue in Brussels, with member states required to submit strategic plans for the policy for…
