Agri Week podcast 26/10/2023
This week, Agri Week makes the trip to Castle Dargan for the IFA’s Connacht Regional Chairperson hustings. Ronan Flanagan gets to know the two candidates, Kinlough-based James Gallagher and Brendan Golden from Killala, who outline why they feel they should be elected Chairperson. Two members of the Current…
Agri Week: Cap Proposals blasted for sucler & Beef Farmers. Agricultural Road Rage Rampant. Forestery Fiasco on licences processing
The IFA Livestock Chairman blasts the Cap Proposals aimed at Suckler and Beef farmers Should the drivers of agricultural vehicles on our roads be more considerate of other road users? And still trying to tell the wood from the trees we hear why the Joint Oireachtas Agriculture Committee…
Agri Week: Irish beef farmers need protection from lower standard brands. Recgonation for Irish Islands Marine Research Organisation. Beef Prices on the up.
On Agri Week: 01.35 The IFA President Tim Cullinan on the importance that Irish and European beef farmers to be protected from the import of beef produced under lower standards than EU beef. The IFA President claims there is a serious contradiction between EU Commission’s trade policy…
Beef prices improve but Brexit and Covid still loom large
Now . . . maybe just . . . some good news for beef farmers this evening. IFA Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden says beef prices have strengthened in recent days as tight supplies and strong farmer resistance to the lower quotes from factories takes effect. Just a quick snap shot…
Concern over cow prices
The IFA Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden has strongly criticised factories for price cuts on cow prices over the past couple of week. He claims that the cuts of up 20c/kg over the past week in quoted prices is not justified in the market place. Speaking to the Ocean FM Mr…
Farmers need to follow HSE guidelines and not fake news
The IFA National Livestock Chairperson says farmers should follow the guidelines from the Government and HSE in relation to Covid-19. It comes as most agricultural marts are continuing to go ahead this week despite the restrictions on mass gatherings. The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society has put in place special rules…