Exploring Ireland’s food sustainability and climate emergency
Food Matters is a brand new RTÉ One series which uncovers Ireland's food sustainability, and explores how the food system is a major contributor...
Minister McConalogue announces two-week extension to deadline
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, this week announced an extension to the deadlines to submit the dairy excretion rate...
Farmers achieve 88% recycling rate for balewrap and silage covers
Irish farmers recycled plastic from the equivalent of 18m silage bales in 2022 and in doing so achieved a remarkable 88% recycling rate.
The vast...
Rural TDs demand urgent Government aid for financially crippled sheep farmers
Rural TDs stand firmly with sheep farmers in their campaign for increased government support, as they bring their urgent message to the doorstep of...
Anger over delayed implementation of egg producers’ demand for fair cost...
The IFA National Poultry Committee Chair Nigel Sweetnam expressed anger over the failure to implement egg producers' demand for fair price.
“It is deeply disappointing...
Addressing legacy issues and greater assurances to farmers are key to...
Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on Forest Policy and Strategy recently, IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe said the Government must address the longstanding...
Milk price cuts wipe out premium for liquid milk producers
The price cuts of between 5cpl and 7cpl announced by milk processors recently have effectively eliminated the liquid milk premium paid to liquid milk...
ICMSA seek Nitrates Banding concessions on calves under 60 days and...
The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, confirmed that the Association has approached the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine with proposals that will...
Global fertiliser price reductions must be passed on to farmers
IFA President Tim Cullinan says that Merchants and Co-ops must pass on the significant reductions in global fertiliser prices to farmers.
“We have seen a...
Department of Ag makes ‘once-off’ 2023 concession on Nitrates Banding
Speaking after a frank meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Charlie McConalogue, ICMSA President, Pat McCormack, said that since the SI...
