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This week, Ronan Flanagan chats to west Sligo native Christopher Tuffy, who has been as the National Dairy Council’s latest Farm Ambassador.   Manorhamilton Municipal District Councillor, Padraig Fallon is calling for ACRES payments to be made in full.   Head of Farm Support at Ifac, Philip O’Connor checks in…

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…

Today the ICMSA has launched the first ‘interactive’ monthly milk price comparison tool that will allow dairy farmers to input their individual milk volumes, constituents and quality results and see – at the touch of a button – what they would have been paid for the same supply by every…

Recent data published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has revealed that Ireland is the most carbon-intensive beef producer in Europe. In another blow to the agri sector, the same report also claims that Ireland is ranked third on Europe’s emissions from the dairy sector. John Gibbons…