Irish Minister Seeks Farm Waste Funds
IRELAND - An Irish minister has said that he will seek the approval of the Dáil for a Supplementary Estimate for his Department of €195 million this year to provide additional funding for the Farm Waste Management Scheme.

Teagasc Training for Suckler Cow Welfare
IRELAND - Teagasc is holding the first of the compulsory training events required for farmers participating in the Suckler Cow Animal Welfare Recording and Breeding Scheme next week. Under the terms of the scheme farmers are paid a subsidy of €80 per...

Milk Protest at Kerry HQ
IRELAND - A large crowd of Kerry Group milk suppliers held a protest at the Kerry Group Headquarters in Prince’s Street, Tralee , to express their dissatisfaction at the failure of Kerry to lift its June and July milk price, and at Kerry’s slippage...

Northern Co-ops Must Pay Up to Secure Supplies
IRELAND - Speaking at the Virginia Agricultural Show in Co. Cavan today, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Richard Kennedy said there was a pressing case for co-ops in the Northern and Western parts of the country to take out costs as the milk prices...

Alltech Launches Young Scientist Award 2008-2009
IRELAND – Alltech has announced the launch of its annual Young Scientist Programme. A second category was added this year to include graduate students.

Philippines Reopens Market for Irish Beef
IRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today announced that the Philippines had removed the ban on the importation of Irish EU beef.

Innovation on Irish Farms
IRELAND - Dairy and tillage farmers are the most innovative groups of Irish farmers.

New Team Approach to Improve Herd Health
IRELAND - A new herd health programme aimed at preparing Irish dairy farmers for the biosecurity challenges of herd expansion has started at the Teagasc Dairy Production Research Centre, Moorepark.

Satisfactory Results for Milk Monitoring
IRELAND - The results for the first three months of the new regime in Ireland of monitoring the testing of milk for payment purposes have shown everything is satisfactory according to the Irish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

IFA President Meets Taoiseach on WTO Negotiations
IRELAND - As livestock farmers gathered in Tullamore demanding the veto to block WTO cuts, IFA President Padraig Walshe met the Taoiseach this afternoon.

New System to Free-Up Cattle at Marts
IRELAND - Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, said that the soon to be introduced Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system will improve the overall traceability system for cattle.

Glanbia Given Two Weeks to Fix Prices
IRELAND - 700 angry Glanbia suppliers last night attended a meeting organised by IFA in Kilkenny as a follow up to the Dungarvan meeting of three weeks ago.

IFA: Farmers Warned Against Low Grain Prices
IRELAND - IFA National Grain Committee Chairman, Colum McDonnell warned growers not to be conned into taking low prices for grain this harvest, as the trade try to talk down prices.

The Nitrates and Phosphorous Regulations
IRELAND - The Ulster Farmers’ Union and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) are urging farmers and landlords to ensure their farm records are up to date. The UFU and DARD comments were made as Cross Compliance inspections commence...

Meeting Of Minds Over EU Animal Health
IRELAND - Last week the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, met the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Health, Ms Androula Vassiliouto discuss the current face of animal health and further development plans.

IFA: WTO Deal Now Facing Government for Sure
IRELAND - Responding to the final WTO proposals published in Geneva, IFA President Padraig Walshe said the onus was now on the Government to declare a vital interest for Irish farming and the food industry in advance of the July 21st deadline.

IFA: Dangers of Mandelson's WTO Deal Accepted
IRELAND - Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on the morning of the 3rd of July, IFA Deputy President Derek Deane outlined the 21st of July as D-Day for Irish farming and the food industry.

IFA Hails Sarkozy Intervention Against Mandelson
IRELAND - IFA Deputy President Derek Deane said July 21st in Geneva was D-day for Irish farming and the food industry.

Glanbia Must Commit to Top Prices say Suppliers
IRELAND - 500 milk suppliers called out for Glanbia, the leading milk processor in the country, to pay the top milk price in the country.

Competition Report on Vets Gets Thumbs Up
IRELAND - The Irish Farmers Association Animal Health Project Team met yesterday to consider the recommendations contained in the Competition Authority report on veterinary practitioners.