Agri-Business
Minister Heydon has announced the opening of a new measure to support the formation and establishment of producer organisations (POs).
Teagasc is currently seeking consultants to examine the potential for more producer organisations (POs) in the organic farming sector.
Dairy News
A group of Kerry Group milk suppliers are to push ahead with establishing a producer organisation in the coming months.
N.Ireland
It is believed that many of the North's farming show societies are in crisis and may not be able host an event this year
Beef
The consultation document for the CSP outlined how beef and sheep POs can potentially benefit from the future CAP from 2023-2027.
Beef producer organisations "present a significant opportunity to strengthen the position of the...
Annual payments of over €4 million have now duly issued to producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector, Minister Doyle says.
Producer organisations help to strengthen farmers’ position in the food supply chain, according to a new EU study.
Farmers are being called on to join producer organisations so that "control of beef and sheep prices is brought back to farmers".
The establishment of POs for the beef sector has been welcomed by the Bord Bia CEO, who said they could be "robust and rewarding" for farmers.
Producer organisations could be an option to deliver more clout for beef farmers when engaging with beef processors, Minister Creed has said.
Contracts have now been awarded for the provision of advisory services to producer organisations in the beef sector.
There appears to be an increasing push at European level for fruit and vegetable growers to establish producer organisations.
Producer organisations in the beef sector are to be legally recognised for the first time in Ireland, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has announced.
Minister Coveney is moving to provide necessary legislation to give recognition and legal standing to beef Producer Organisations following.
Agri Politics
The guidelines for farming Producer Organisations (PO) have been launched by the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan.
