Beef Plan Movement rebrands as Irish Beef and Lamb Association
The national vice chairman of the Irish Beef and Lamb Association says the recently rebranded association will attempt to provide greater representation for all farmers. Gurteen, Co Sligo farmer Gerard Pilkington and several other farm officials have assumed key executive positions in the new group, which was previously referred to…
Farmers continue to engage in meat factory protests
Farmers are continuing to protest outside a number of meat processing plants despite yesterday’s High Court injunction. A temporary ban was put in place to prevent farmers picketing outside up to ten factories owned by Dawn Meats and ABP. The ongoing beef dispute is primarily over the prices…
Beef Plan movement reject outcome from talks process
The Beef Plan Movement has said it will not endorse the outcome of talks involving the Agriculture Minister aimed at securing better beef prices for farmers. The group have accused Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed of failing farmers. A range of actions were agreed including a review of the system…
Beef plan meeting to be held in Ballymote tonight
A Beef plan meeting for Sligo and Leitrim will take place later this evening at Ballymote Mart. The meeting will get under way at 8 p.m. The Beef Plan movement currently boast 15,000 members across the Country and it’s hoped that the group will attract additional members from the North…