Questions over how meat factories recruit and employ foreign workers
An Irish Farmers Journal investigation has revealed a complex legal web of worker recruitment methods by meat factories. It includes subcontractors and agencies, and results in foreign workers in Irish meat factories paying tax in…
Keith O’Boyle elected as new IFA National Liquid Milk Committee Chairman
The IFA have elected a new chairman of it’s National Liquid Milk Committee. Keith O’Boyle from Mayo has succeeded John Finn in the role. The new Chairman produces fresh milk for Aurivo, and…
Farm leaders express concern over grading in factories
The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee has said that farmers will be perturbed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s recent admission that so far this year the Department has suspended the mechanical…
IFA president hearing the concerns of farmers in Donegal
The president of the IFA is in Donegal today to gauge first hand some of the major issues impacting on farmers locally. Tim Cullinan is also using today’s visit to hear the views of farmers…
IFA president in Donegal this morning
The president of the Irish Farmers Association is visiting Donegal this morning. At 9 o’clock he will meet a group of farmers at the farm of Seamus Quinn at Ballinakillew, Laghey. He will also discuss…
Fears that CAP money will be cut because of COVID-19
There is still an air of confusion about the budget for the Common Agricultural Policy. And that’s even after a meeting today between the new Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary and a delegation from the…
Sinn Fein claims EU Covid deal is bad news for farmers
A Donegal TD is claiming that family farms in the west and north west will be hit by a reduction in funding because of the decisions taken in reaching agreement on the EU Covid recovery…