TheCattleSite Latest News: Ireland
12 December 2019
IFA Blocks Dunnes Goods Depot as Part of Beef CampaignIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has accused Dunnes Stores of being part of a race to the bottom with their discounting policy which has a direct and negative impact on the prices farmers get for their produce....
11 December 2019
IFA Says Beef Farmers Should Not Accept Prices on Offer from FactoriesIRELAND - Beef farmers should not accept the current beef price on offer from the factories and demand a lot more according to the IFA President Joe Healy....
09 December 2019
IFA Campaign for Higher Beef Prices Continues with Blockade at TescoIRELAND - IFA this morning blockaded the Tesco central distribution centre in Donabate, Co Dublin as part of the ongoing farmer campaign for an increase in beef prices....
06 December 2019
IFA Campaign for Beef Price Increase Continues with Blockade in CorkIRELAND - IFA has stepped up its campaign for an increase in the price of beef by blockading the Lidl distribution centre in Charleville, Co Cork this morning....
05 December 2019
IFA Blocks Retail Distribution Centre to Highlight Broken Beef Supply Chain, Demands Immediate Price IncreaseIRELAND - The IFA this morning protested at the Aldi distribution centre in Naas, Co Kildare, demanding a significant and immediate beef price increase to bring the Irish beef price at least in line with the Bord Bia European Export Benchmark Price Index....
04 December 2019
IFA President Makes Price Increase Priority at Beef Task ForceIRELAND - The IFA President Joe Healy said IFA made an immediate and significant cattle price increase the priority issue at the Beef Task Force meeting in Dublin yesterday....
02 December 2019
IFA Says Flexibility Needed from Glanbia on Fixed Price SchemeIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan led a delegation of Glanbia area County Dairy Chairmen to meet with Glanbia management. Up for discussion was the latest Glanbia Fixed Price Scheme, which is proving very contentious with farmers...
29 November 2019
IFA: Co-ops Must Stop Short-changing Farmers on Milk PricesIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said co-ops had failed to fairly reflect improved market returns for a few months. This was angering farmers and could only be explained by co-ops’ rebuilding balance sheets after supporting farmers...
28 November 2019
IFA Says Ag Minister Cannot Allow Beef Sector to be Held to RansomIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said that Larry Goodman’s ABP group and the unwillingness of the Minister to take charge of the situation has resulted in farmer frustration boiling over, referring to Mr Goodman's behaviour as "petty"....
26 November 2019
IFA Hands in Letters of Protest Over Beef Price, Breaches of Sector AgreementIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy and members of the National Council of the IFA handed in letters of protest to Meat Industry Ireland and the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed yesterday over the failure of meat factories to increase beef prices...
22 November 2019
Farmers to Challenge Co-ops on Milk Price Letdown, IFA ReportsIRELAND - Following the November meeting of the IFA National Dairy Committee, its Chairman Tom Phelan said members are angered by co-ops' continued lagging behind European milk prices and dairy returns....
21 November 2019
New Beef Price Index Shows Irish Farmers Due an Increase, IFA ReportsIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said that the new beef price indices published by Bord Bia show that the beef market is improving and that farmers must get an immediate price increase....
20 November 2019
IFA: Significant Report on Technology Use in Agriculture LaunchedIRELAND - Farm Business Skillnet, in conjunction with IFA, today (20 November) launched the findings of an extensive research project on the adoption of and attitudes towards digital technology in Irish agriculture. ...
19 November 2019
Lairages in Cherbourg Positive About Increased Capacity for 2020IRELAND - A joint IFA, ICOS and ICMSA delegation travelled to Cherbourg this week to meet with calf lairage operators Jean Luc Pignet and the owners of the Qualivia Cherbourg lairage, Robert and Valerie Drique....
25 September 2019
Ireland Must Brexit-Proof Budget to Support Irish FarmersThe Irish Farmer's Association (IFA) is meeting with Ireland's parliament members today as part of their campaign to secure Government commitments in the October budget that will support farmers, given the immediate threats and long-term challenges facing...
18 September 2019
Co-ops Have Questions to Answer Questions on Milk Price DropsIRELAND - Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan challenged co-ops to address farmers’ questions as to why are milk prices falling, and why have they fallen so much behind European levels....
17 September 2019
IFA Advises Farmers to Apply for BEAM as Minister Extends DeadlineIRELAND - IFA Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has welcomed the extension of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme deadline to 5pm on Friday. He said IFA requested this extension from Minister Creed last week....
16 September 2019
Farmer Unity Important in Achieving Outcome in Beef TalksIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said that after a difficult weekend of negotiations, a realistic and deliverable agreement has been reached, and will be recommended by all organisations....
IFA: As Beef Talks Resume, Time for Posturing, Grandstanding to StopIRELAND - Last week, IFA President Joe Healy welcomed the recommencement of beef talks which took place on Saturday morning. He said it was time to stop the grandstanding and the posturing, and to get down to real talks....
13 September 2019
Co-ops Must Not Let Glanbia Set August Milk Price, Says IFAIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan said the 1c/l cut by Glanbia for August milk to a total payout of 27.04c/l + VAT, the second in as many months, is a major blow to the cash flow and confidence of its suppliers....
12 September 2019
IFA Urges Ag Minister to Get Tough with FactoriesIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said it is time for the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to tell the meat barons to stop posturing and come forward with proposals to resolve the current impasse in the beef sector....
11 September 2019
IFA: Trade Role for EU Commissioner Vital in Context of Brexit ThreatIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said the appointment of Phil Hogan as EU Trade Commissioner comes at a critical time for the farming and food sectors in Ireland....
05 September 2019
Farmers Encouraged to Avail of Deadline Extension for BEAM SchemeIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said following a request from the IFA, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has made a necessary extension to the closing date for the BEAM scheme, to Sunday (15 September)....
04 September 2019
IFA Says Dairy Co-ops Must Heed Stable European PricesIRELAND - IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said Irish co-ops, which have been cutting milk prices in July to varying degrees and are busy talking them down further, were falling behind their European counterparts, many of which have held prices...
03 September 2019
IFA Calls for Govt Commission of Investigation into Beef SectorIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy has called on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to establish a statutory Commission of Investigation into the beef sector to establish processor and retailer margins along the supply chain....
02 September 2019
Ag Minister Urged to Get Meat Factories to Come Forward with Real ProposalsIRELAND - Following Friday's events where farmers were hauled before the courts by meat factories, IFA President Joe Healy said the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed should stop telling the farm organisations what to do and instead instruct the meat...
30 August 2019
Jail Threats by Meat Plants to be Fully Resisted by IFAIRELAND - IFA President Joe Healy said the threat of jailing genuine farmers for protesting outside factories would be fully resisted by IFA....
28 August 2019
IFA Opposes Court Order by Meat Factories Looking to Jail FarmersIRELAND - IFA understood that meat factories would seek to obtain attachment and committal order in the High Court against farmers who protested at meat plants....
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