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25 September 2019
Ireland Must Brexit-Proof Budget to Support Irish FarmersThe Irish Farmer's Association (IFA) is meeting with Ireland's parliament members today as part of their campaign to secure Government commitments in the October budget that will support farmers, given the immediate threats and long-term challenges facing...
18 September 2019
Co-ops Have Questions to Answer Questions on Milk Price DropsIRELAND - Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan challenged co-ops to address farmers’ questions as to why are milk prices falling, and why have they fallen so much behind European levels....
17 September 2019
IFA Advises Farmers to Apply for BEAM as Minister Extends DeadlineIRELAND - IFA Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has welcomed the extension of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme deadline to 5pm on Friday. He said IFA requested this extension from Minister Creed last week....
16 September 2019
Farmer Unity Important in Achieving Outcome in Beef TalksIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said that after a difficult weekend of negotiations, a realistic and deliverable agreement has been reached, and will be recommended by all organisations....
IFA: As Beef Talks Resume, Time for Posturing, Grandstanding to StopIRELAND - Last week, IFA President Joe Healy welcomed the recommencement of beef talks which took place on Saturday morning. He said it was time to stop the grandstanding and the posturing, and to get down to real talks....
13 September 2019
Co-ops Must Not Let Glanbia Set August Milk Price, Says IFAIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan said the 1c/l cut by Glanbia for August milk to a total payout of 27.04c/l + VAT, the second in as many months, is a major blow to the cash flow and confidence of its suppliers....
12 September 2019
IFA Urges Ag Minister to Get Tough with FactoriesIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said it is time for the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to tell the meat barons to stop posturing and come forward with proposals to resolve the current impasse in the beef sector....
11 September 2019
IFA: Trade Role for EU Commissioner Vital in Context of Brexit ThreatIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said the appointment of Phil Hogan as EU Trade Commissioner comes at a critical time for the farming and food sectors in Ireland....
05 September 2019
Farmers Encouraged to Avail of Deadline Extension for BEAM SchemeIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said following a request from the IFA, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has made a necessary extension to the closing date for the BEAM scheme, to Sunday (15 September)....
04 September 2019
IFA Says Dairy Co-ops Must Heed Stable European PricesIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said Irish co-ops, which have been cutting milk prices in July to varying degrees and are busy talking them down further, were falling behind their European counterparts, many of which have held prices...
03 September 2019
IFA Calls for Govt Commission of Investigation into Beef SectorIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has called on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to establish a statutory Commission of Investigation into the beef sector to establish processor and retailer margins along the supply chain....
02 September 2019
Ag Minister Urged to Get Meat Factories to Come Forward with Real ProposalsIRELAND - Following Friday's events where farmers were hauled before the courts by meat factories, IFA President Joe Healy said the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed should stop telling the farm organisations what to do and instead instruct the meat...
30 August 2019
Jail Threats by Meat Plants to be Fully Resisted by IFAIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said the threat of jailing genuine farmers for protesting outside factories would be fully resisted by IFA....
28 August 2019
IFA Opposes Court Order by Meat Factories Looking to Jail FarmersIRELAND - IFA understood that meat factories would seek to obtain attachment and committal order in the High Court against farmers who protested at meat plants....
26 August 2019
IFA Urges All to 'Make Sure to Apply for €100m Beam Scheme' Before DeadlineIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has strongly encouraged all eligible beef and suckler farmers to apply for the €100m BEAM (Beef Exceptional Aid Measure) before the closing date of Sun, 8 September....
22 August 2019
IFA Reports End of Beef TalksIRELAND - At the conclusion of the beef talks yesterday morning, IFA President Joe Healy said despite movement on a number of issues, beef farmers will be disappointed that there is no increase on the main issue of beef prices. He said the fact that the...
21 August 2019
Co-ops Brexit Planning Cannot Focus on Milk Price Cuts, Says IFAIRELAND - Speaking from the Virginia Dairy Show in Cavan today, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan said farmers felt let down that their co-ops’ Brexit preparation strategy seemed to rely pretty heavily on cutting and further talking down...
20 August 2019
Ag Minister to Join Beef Talks; Income Crisis Must be Addressed, Says IFAIRELAND - At the conclusion of day two of the beef talks, IFA President Joe Healy said that Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has agreed to get involved directly in the talks with a view to resolving the outstanding issues, especially around the 30-month...
16 August 2019
IFA Encourages Farmers to Apply for New €100m BEAM SchemeIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has strongly encouraged all eligible beef and suckler farmers to apply for the new €100m BEAM scheme (Beef Exceptional Aid Measure)....
13 August 2019
Talks Make Some Progress on Issues for Beef FarmersIRELAND - The beef talks in Backweston have concluded after more than 12 hours of discussions between the various parties....
09 August 2019
IFA Urges Green Party to Support Beef, Dairy SectorsIRELAND - Thomas Cooney, IFA Environment Chairman has rejected Green Party calls for less of Ireland’s sustainable dairy and beef produce, as a solution to the climate challenge....
08 August 2019
IFA Says Move Made by Meat Industry Ill-advised, CounterproductiveIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has described the move by Meat Industry Ireland to take legal action as heavy-handed, ill-advised and counterproductive in terms of finding a solution to the very serious issues affecting beef farmers....
02 August 2019
IFA Says Ag Minister's Appeal for Agri Sector to 'Make Sure You are Ready for Brexit' is BizarreIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has described the appeal by the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed to the Agri-Food sector to make sure it is ready for Brexit as "bizarre"....
30 July 2019
IFA Calls for More Funding, Support for Beef Sector in CrisisIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy yesterday said that given the increasing threat of a no-deal Brexit, substantially more EU and Government funding and supports will be needed for the beef sector....
29 July 2019
IFA Urges Ag Minister to Reject Flawed Policy to Cut Suckler HerdIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has described proposals to cut the national suckler cow herd from the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) as, "unacceptable, lazy and flawed"....
25 July 2019
Suckler Cow Cut Proposal Based on Flawed Logic, IFA SaysIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has described proposals in the recently published Climate Advisory Council (CAC) report to significantly reduce the national suckler herd, as being based on the flawed logic of looking at emissions from food production...
24 July 2019
IFA Reacts to Ag Minister's Launch of Renewed TB StrategyIRELAND - IFA Animal Health Chairman Pat Farrell said IFA National Council have strongly rejected proposals by the TB forum to increase TB controls and costs on farms while refusing to address the shortcomings in the current compensation schemes....
22 July 2019
IFA National Council Unanimous on Need for Changes to BEAM SchemeIRELAND - The IFA National Council, made up of representatives from all sectors and counties, has unanimously reiterated its support for IFA’s six principles that all prime cattle should be included in the BEAM Scheme....
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