LISTEN: IFA President Joe Healy on farm payments and the recent IFA settlement
The head of the IFA says it’s ‘unacceptable’ that farmers in Sligo and Leitrim are still waiting for payments on land burnt on Killery mountain last summer. A group of the over 30 farmers affected have met and launched an appeal through the IFA. Minister Michael Creed recently confirmed that…
IFA President in Leitrim to assess impact of fodder shortage
The President of the Irish Farmers Association Joe Healy has been in county Leitrim today to see first hand how the weather and fodder crisis is impacting farmers. A number of farming organisations are now increasing pressure on the Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to recognise the hardship of farmers in…