Dairygold sets 2021 bean contract price
Dairygold has announced a minimum contract price of €240/t (at 20% moisture content) for beans for the 2021 season.
Dairygold’s Head of Agri Business Liam O’Flaherty, said he...
ICMSA say factories “better step up” or cattle numbers being sent...
The chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Des Morrison, has said that factories are facing a stark challenge going into the first half of 2023...
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...
IFA explores targeted payments for sheep with EU Commission’s Rural Development...
At a high level meeting with senior Rural Development officials from DG Agri in Brussels last week, IFA National Sheep committee chairman, John Lynskey,...
ICMSA welcomes ECJ decision that only real dairy foods can be...
The President of ICMSA has welcomed yesterday’s decision by the European Court of Justice ruling that effectively only genuine dairy-derived food products can be...
IFA Dairy Forum submission majors in on farmer support strategy for...
IFA National Chairman Jer Bergin said the IFA Submission to the Dairy Forum focuses on measures that would make a rapid impact on farmers’...
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...
IFA President says ANC funding must be increased in review
Speaking at an IFA Munster regional meeting in Cork Marts, Corrin, Fermoy last Friday, President Joe Healy said that the areas currently designated as...
East Cork farmers ‘must be included’ – O’Keeffe
Battling hard for his coastal constituents, Cork East TD Kevin O’Keeffe has said that it is crucial that all tillage farmers in East Cork affected...
Extension of Nitrates Derogation ‘a huge boost’ to dairy farmers
ICMSA has welcomed the news that Ireland has secured an extension of four years on our Nitrates derogation.
The President of the Association said that...
