FARMING: Focus on Brexit discussions and Teagasc Hedgerow Week
IFA President Tim Cullinan will address the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee today and the Joint Oireachtas Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, on the Brexit talks. The IFA President has urged Michel Barnier and his team to pursue an outcome that retains the closest possible trading relationship with the UK. Tim Cullinan…
Young farmers spent more than €186m in local economies since 12015
It’s emerged that more than €112 million in grant aid was provided under TAMS II – Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme, the majority of these provided at 60% grant aid. This demonstrates the level of investment by young farmers on their farms since 2015. This means young farmers have spent…
Supermarket workers get a Christmas bonus but what about farmers who supply them?
The president of ICMSA says farmers and primary food producers will understand the decision of companies like Aldi and Tesco to pay their staff a 10% Christmas bonus in reward for their efforts during the pandemic. But Pat McCormack has also posed the question if they would consider paying a…
App for livestock sales crashes on farmers today
Livestock mart operators and the main farm union want the ban on buyers coming to buy animals in person lifted urgently. It’s after the app used to arrange video sales at 15 marts across Ireland crashed leaving farmers to take thousands of animals home. The IFA says it’s causing “major…
ANC payments on the way to farmers
The IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe has welcomed that announcement by Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue that €185m of ANC payments will be made to 86,000 farmers over the coming days. Speaking in relation to the funding, Mr Rush said that the payment is a vital support to farmers whose incomes…
Farmers ‘losing out because of inaccurate grading machines’ in factories
Beef farmers could be losing up to €168 per head due to the lack of accuracy on mechanical beef grading machines in meat plants, according to Roscommon East Galway TD Denis Naughten. Figures obtained by the Independent TD on the accuracy of beef grading machines show that department inspectors have…
Current farming model not working – Gallagher
The Green Party candidate in Sligo/Leitrim says the current farming model is not working. Blaithin Gallagher was speaking after the launch of her party’s manifesto for rural Ireland. She says farm families are the backbone of rural Ireland. https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/News%20Clips%202019/blaithin%20farming%2028.mp3