IFA warns dairy farmers are “near breaking point”
10The IFA is warning dairy farmers are “near breaking point” as supermarkets slash the price of milk. Four of the largest retailers in Ireland have announced price cuts this weekend. Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and Supervalu have all announced that the price of 2 litres of milk in-store will drop by…
Dairy farmers unhappy over proposed changes to TAMS
The IFA has described the exclusion of the dairy equipment scheme from TAMS in the consultation document for the CAP strategic plan as ‘active discrimination against the dairy sector.’ IFA National Dairy Chairman Stephen Arthur said the Department is quick to forget the vital importance of the dairy sector to…