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A Sligo/Leitrim TD says budget 2022 was a non-event for those in agriculture. Deputy Marian Harkin was reacting to yesterday’s budget in the Dáil She says the CAP Budget this year has already failed to improve the situation for farmers, despite increasing demands on them because of measures to deal…

IFA President Tim Cullinan said the Signpost Programme announced today is an opportunity to ‘reset the debate’ on climate action and enable farmers to improve their sustainability based on verifiable data. Tim Cullinan said the Signpost Programme would be implementing a monitoring programme on selected farms, identifying ways of developing…

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue, has brought a Statement of Strategy and an Action Plan to Cabinet today detailing five goals to support farm incomes, the environment and wider economy. The new ten-year agri-food strategy will include the establishment of an independent…

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 prices and the failure of factories to increase their prices. https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/2019%20News%20Clips/Angus%20IFA.mp3  

Members of the ICSA up the anti today as regards their protests on falling lamb prices. They staged a major protest outside the Kepack Athleague meat factory in South Roscommon. From the protest Eddie Power, the General secretary of the ICSA, spoke to our reporter John Lynch and explained why…