IFA Livestock Chairman says Beef Task Force must deliver real results
IFA National Livestock Chairman, Angus Woods, says that the Beef Task Force must deliver real results. That’s according to the IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman, Angus Woods. Mr. Woods says farmers are angry at low…
McGuinness: Climate change efforts must include farmers
Europe must be mindful of farmers in the push for climate neutrality by 2050. That’s according to North/West Midlands MEP Mairead McGuinness. Taking farmers’ concerns into account is one of the key pledges made by…
IFA members to meet in Dromahair tonight to vote for a new president
Irish Farmers Association members around Dromahair in County Leitrim will vote for the next president of their organisation at a meeting tonight. The meeting, in The Clubhouse, will start at 8:30pm. Dromahair IFA branch member…
Fianna Fáil & Independent’s need to do more to end farming injunctions
Farmers are refusing to leave the St Stephens Green area of Dublin City Centre. The Agriculture Minister came to the picket line early this morning and also sat down with five of the farmers…
RTE criticised over climate change programmes
RTÉ’s schedule of programming covering climate change, which was aired recently, has been criticised as being “unfair on rural Ireland”. That’s according Roscommon East Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice, who says that the national broadcaster…
Two months after beef protests ended, Market Taskforce still has not met
Two months after the ending of the beef prices dispute, a meeting of the proposed Beef Market Taskforce has yet to take place. Donegal TD and Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine,…
IFA boss: New beef price index shows factories should pay more
The Irish Farmers Association says meat processors can afford to pay more for beef without passing on the costs to consumers. It follows the launch of a new price index, which allows farmers to compare…