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13 February 2020
IFA Urges Farmers to be Particularly Vigilant During Spring CalvingIRELAND - With spring calving now underway on many Irish farms, IFA National Farm Family Chairperson, Caroline Farrell has urged farmers to be particularly vigilant to ensure their own safety....
11 February 2020
Co-ops Must Not Lose Sight of Base Milk Price, Says IFAIRELAND - Speaking after the first IFA National Dairy Committee meeting of 2020, Chairman Tom Phelan said the Committee had clearly identified a minimum 1c/l as a realistic and justified base price increase for January milk....
04 February 2020
Cattle Finishers Demand More on Beef, IFA ReportsIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden said cattle prices are continuing to rise, but much too slowly for finishers, who need a substantial price lift at this stage....
31 January 2020
Verified Grass Fed Standard Must Deliver for Farmers, Says IFAIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan said that the 'Grass Fed standard' developed by Bord Bia should only be considered by processors for certain products, if it’s guaranteed to deliver an extra margin in a particular market place....
Party Leaders Commit to Increased Direct Support for SucklersIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden said the IFA have received clear commitments from the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the leader of Fianna Fail Micheál Martin that there will be no cuts to the suckler cow herd and they will increase...
30 January 2020
Dairygold 2019 Price Move Proves Better Milk Prices PossibleIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan said that the move by Dairygold to pay 0.5c/l on all milk supplied during 2019 would be a welcome boost to their suppliers’ cash flow as calving begins....
14 January 2020
IFA: Lakeland Shows Way, But Increases Needed by All Co-ops for Sustainable 2020 Milk PricesIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan yesterday said Lakeland Dairies Co-op, by increasing their December price by 1c/l, had shown the way for other co-ops to follow....
10 January 2020
IFA Says Race to Bottom Must Stop, Beef Prices Must RiseIRELAND - Speaking at the Beef Taskforce meeting in Dublin yesterday, IFA President Joe Healy told the main retailers that the unsustainable discounting of top-quality beef was a race to the bottom that has to stop....
08 January 2020
Cattle Prices Must Rise, Says IFAIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said cattle prices need to rise substantially in 2020....
07 January 2020
IFA Calls for Urgent Clarification of Calf Investment SchemeIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan has called for the urgent publication of the detailed provisions of the Calf Investment Scheme, which is to open for applications today (7 January). It was announced before Christmas by the Minister...
23 December 2019
€1.5m Calf Rearing Package First Step in Supporting Best Calf CareIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed of a €1.5m grant aid support package for calf feeding systems....
18 December 2019
IFA: Invitation to Retailers Welcome, but Urgent Beef Taskforce Meeting NeededIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the fact that retailers have now been invited to attend the next meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce scheduled for 9 January, and that a number of retailers have confirmed they will attend....
17 December 2019
IFA Urges Minister to Call Emergency Meeting of Beef TaskforceIRELAND - On Saturday (15 December), IFA President Joe Healy said Minister Creed must call an urgent meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce - including the five major retailers - or farmer anger will boil over....
16 December 2019
Glanbia Takes First Step Towards Better Milk PricesIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan said the move by Glanbia to increase their November milk price 1c/l to 30c/l incl VAT was their first step towards price levels more in line with improved market returns....
13 December 2019
IFA: Minister Must Call in Processors, Retailers on Beef PriceIRELAND - Following a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed yesterday, IFA President Joe Healy said the Minister has to immediately call in the processors and retailers and tell them that the beef price to farmers has to improve....
12 December 2019
IFA Blocks Dunnes Goods Depot as Part of Beef CampaignIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has accused Dunnes Stores of being part of a race to the bottom with their discounting policy which has a direct and negative impact on the prices farmers get for their produce....
11 December 2019
IFA Says Beef Farmers Should Not Accept Prices on Offer from FactoriesIRELAND - Beef farmers should not accept the current beef price on offer from the factories and demand a lot more according to the IFA President Joe Healy....
09 December 2019
IFA Campaign for Higher Beef Prices Continues with Blockade at TescoIRELAND - IFA this morning blockaded the Tesco central distribution centre in Donabate, Co Dublin as part of the ongoing farmer campaign for an increase in beef prices....
06 December 2019
IFA Campaign for Beef Price Increase Continues with Blockade in CorkIRELAND - IFA has stepped up its campaign for an increase in the price of beef by blockading the Lidl distribution centre in Charleville, Co Cork this morning....
05 December 2019
IFA Blocks Retail Distribution Centre to Highlight Broken Beef Supply Chain, Demands Immediate Price IncreaseIRELAND - The IFA this morning protested at the Aldi distribution centre in Naas, Co Kildare, demanding a significant and immediate beef price increase to bring the Irish beef price at least in line with the Bord Bia European Export Benchmark Price Index....
04 December 2019
IFA President Makes Price Increase Priority at Beef Task ForceIRELAND - The IFA President Joe Healy said IFA made an immediate and significant cattle price increase the priority issue at the Beef Task Force meeting in Dublin yesterday....
02 December 2019
IFA Says Flexibility Needed from Glanbia on Fixed Price SchemeIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan led a delegation of Glanbia area County Dairy Chairmen to meet with Glanbia management. Up for discussion was the latest Glanbia Fixed Price Scheme, which is proving very contentious with farmers...
29 November 2019
IFA: Co-ops Must Stop Short-changing Farmers on Milk PricesIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said co-ops had failed to fairly reflect improved market returns for a few months. This was angering farmers and could only be explained by co-ops’ rebuilding balance sheets after supporting farmers...
28 November 2019
IFA Says Ag Minister Cannot Allow Beef Sector to be Held to RansomIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said that Larry Goodman’s ABP group and the unwillingness of the Minister to take charge of the situation has resulted in farmer frustration boiling over, referring to Mr Goodman's behaviour as "petty"....
26 November 2019
IFA Hands in Letters of Protest Over Beef Price, Breaches of Sector AgreementIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy and members of the National Council of the IFA handed in letters of protest to Meat Industry Ireland and the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed yesterday over the failure of meat factories to increase beef prices...
22 November 2019
Farmers to Challenge Co-ops on Milk Price Letdown, IFA ReportsIRELAND - Following the November meeting of the IFA National Dairy Committee, its Chairman Tom Phelan said members are angered by co-ops' continued lagging behind European milk prices and dairy returns....
21 November 2019
New Beef Price Index Shows Irish Farmers Due an Increase, IFA ReportsIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said that the new beef price indices published by Bord Bia show that the beef market is improving and that farmers must get an immediate price increase....
20 November 2019
IFA: Significant Report on Technology Use in Agriculture LaunchedIRELAND - Farm Business Skillnet, in conjunction with IFA, today (20 November) launched the findings of an extensive research project on the adoption of and attitudes towards digital technology in Irish agriculture. ...
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