A leading local farming official is urging farmers to resist lower beef prices
There has been calls on farmers to resist lower beef prices this week. This is the appeal following a move to pull prices over the last fortnight. Despite this, tight supplies of suitable cattle and strengthening UK beef prices are underpinning the trade. Strong resistance from farmers is moving paid…
Rural hunters may be criminal spotters
Warnings have been issued to those living rurally to be on the lookout for individuals that present as hunters but are in fact scanning areas and identifying property and stock that are then identified as targets for theft. It’s also being claimed that illegal hunting with firearms has led…
Beef Prices, Good Samaritan and Cap Requirements – Agri Week
0.52 The National Chairman of the Beef Plan movement, Leitrim farmer Patrick Rooney has raised major concerns today in relation to the current beef prices being offered by factories to farmers. Grant Thornton have admitted recently to the Beef Task Force yesterday that it doesn’t have the authority to access…
Calls to allow safe in person trading of livestock
Calls are being made from a number of farming organisations to allow some form of in person trading of livestock to take place. There are also appeals for an urgent upgrade of broadband facilities in rural marts such as in the north west. It comes after hundreds of animals had…
British/US food trade deal would ‘decimate’ Irish agriculture
Concerns have been raised over a possible British and US trade deal that would negatively affect farmers in the north west. According to Midlands/North West Sinn Fein MEP, Chris MacManus, Ireland is ‘sleepwalking’ into Brexit as he says Britain is dropping food standards to secure a US trade deal. There…
Irish Farmers have nothing to fear from EU report
The European Commission will announce a series of measures today aimed at driving improvements in agricultural practice to help in the fight against climate change. The package will address animal welfare, pesticides and areas where bio-diversity can be improved to protect the environment. The measures will be part…
Farmers in North West under severe pressure due to COVID-19
The livelihood of farmers across the North West are being put in severe jeopardy due to the Coronavirus. That’s according to Patrick Rooney the National Interim Chairman of the Beef Plan Movement. Supermac’s will close its 108 restaurants across Ireland from Thursday evening. It’s become the latest fast-food chain to…