IFA National Sheep Chair condemns attack on farmer
The IFA national Sheep Chairman has condemned the physical assault on a farmer in Wicklow that is understood to have taken place when walkers insisted that dogs be allowed access to a route on the farmers land. The incident has been condemned by the Mountaineering Council while the President of…
IFA meet with UK counterparts to discuss drystock issue
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) executive have met with counterparts from other farming unions across the UK to discuss issues affecting drystock farmers. The meeting in London was an opportunity to discuss a range of issues impacting on drystock farmers here in Ireland and across the UK. The…
North West farming official says silage grant is not enough
A leading north west based farming official is warning that there will be fodder shortage in the winter of 2022 The warning has been issued despite farmers being in line to receive a bonus payment of up to 1,000 euro for growing silage. The Agriculture Minister will…
Manorhamilton public meeting to proceed as planned
The residents of Manorhamilton will have the opportunity to voice their concerns over the closure of banks and the erosion of public services in the town at a public meeting tonight. The meeting which will be chaired by the former RTE journalist Ciaran Mullooly has been called to discuss…
At least one instance of UK beef being labelled as Irish
It’s been revealed that there was at least one instance of UK beef being labelled as of Irish origin. The IFA Vice Chair of the National Sheep Committee, Kevin Comiskey says even just once instance is not acceptable. Following a Freedom of Information request, Cavan/Monaghan TD, Matt Carthy is calling…
Agri Week: Rewilding the north west. New fishing regulations on weighing of catches. Factory Fiction Quotes for lambs.
1.44 With a national agenda for rewilding large areas of our country gathering pace through proposals outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Irish Natura Hill Farmers Association have pointed to recent fires in Killarney National Park as an insight into the potential dangers of what they maintain is a…
Sheep farmers urged to drive hard bargain when selling lambs
The IFA National Sheep vice-chairman is urging farmers to be careful of price quotes from factories for lambs. Demand for lamb is outweighing supplies and, as a result, factories are paying well above quoted prices to secure numbers. However, the practice of quoting prices which fails to reflect the market…