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The IFA is to hold a National Hill Sheep Forum. The Forum is taking place at Callin Conneely farm, Letterdyfe, Roundstone, Connemara, Co. Galway and is open to all hill sheep farmers across the country. A number of speakers will be there on the day including the Department of Agriculture…

The two main farm organisations have given a cautious welcome to the new Bord Bia Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme. Chairperson of the ICMSA Livestock Committee, Michael Guinan, said that improvements made to the scheme, such as the helpdesk and close-out period, were to be welcomed but he stressed that…

  The Irish Farmers Association says the threat of Brexit to the agricultural sector must be top of the Government’s agenda. President Joe Healy says politicians in Dublin and Brussels cannot ignore the ongoing impact of the sterling devaluation. Mr Healy says with 40 percent of food exports going to…

The President of the IFA says he fears the UK is being too optimistic about the implications of Brexit. Speaking to Ocean FM at an IFA event in Enniscrone last night, Joe Healy said that he knows EU members states such as France are in favour of a ‘hard Brexit’.…