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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Positive Discussion on Key CAP Reform IssuesIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has welcomed what he described as a positive and useful discussion with his Member State colleagues on three elements of the CAP reform package on which there are clearly divergent...
Friday, May 03, 2013
Farmers Association Launch Fodder Crisis FundIRELAND – Farmers struggling in the worst forage crisis in living memory are to receive aid from the Irish Farmers Association (IFA)....
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Farmhouse Cheese Sector Reports Successful YearIRELAND - According to new figures released today by Bord Bia, the Irish Farmhouse Cheese sector is experiencing a boom, with retail sales in Ireland increasing by 43 per cent since 2011, to reach €4 million per annum. ...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Measures Agreed to Deal with Fodder ShortageIRELAND - Co-ops in Ireland have agreed to substantially increase the volume of fodder being imported into the country over the short to medium term. ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Prioritise Sucklers and Heifers When Facing Fodder Shortages IRELAND - Irish cattlemen are being warned that special care is required this spring to avoid the knock of effects of a difficult forage year and a poor winter into spring and summer....
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Irish Fodder Situation Still CriticalIRELAND - The Irish Farmers Association's Deputy President Eddie Downey has appealed to farmers with surplus fodder, including straw, to make it available to their neighbours who need feed urgently to get them through the next number of days until grass...
Monday, April 15, 2013
IFA's CAP Campaign Focuses on Role of MEPs in Final OutcomeIRELAND - IFA President John Bryan will engage in an intensive round of discussions with the rapporteurs from the main groups in the European Parliament and Irish MEPs next week, as IFA’s campaign on CAP Reform intensifies. ...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Breeding for Improved Product QualityIRELAND - A new multidisciplinary research project involving Teagasc, UCC, UCD and ICBF is looking at breeding for improved product quality in dairy, beef and sheep in Ireland....
Friday, March 01, 2013
IFA Liquid Milk Campaign in Dublin City CentreIRELAND - IFA National Liquid Milk Committee Chairman Teddy Cashman said specialist liquid milk producers were taking their campaign to the city centre of Dublin to highlight the fact that they are broke supplying year-round the fresh quality milk consumers...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ICSA President Backs CAP AmendmentsIRELAND - Irish Presidency amendments submitted to the council of ministers in Brussels have been welcomed by Gabriel Gilmartin, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA)president....
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Silage Advice for the Spring IRELAND - After great effort through the winter to maintain breeding stock health and vigour everything must be done to ensure spring calving success, urges Dr. Siobhan Kavanagh, Nutrition Specialist, Teagasc....
Friday, February 01, 2013
Ag Minister Welcomes Re-Opening of Live Export TradeIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, said that his Department had approved a vessel for the carriage of the live cattle after detailed inspection of the ship....
Friday, January 25, 2013
Impact Of Fodder Shortage Deepens on FarmsIRELAND - IFA Deputy President Eddie Downey has expressed concern over the impact of the fodder shortage that is being reported locally through the Project Teams set up at county level involving IFA, Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture....
Covering Costs Requires Immediate Price IncreaseIRELAND - IFA President John Bryan has called for an immediate liquid milk price lift for farmers, to off-set the huge feed cost increases, which the 2012 winter milk prices simply do not cover. ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Live Exports 25 per cent Lower in 2012IRELAND – Live cattle export numbers are falling dramatically as 2012 figures of just over 160,000 represent a 50 per cent drop on 2010 figures. ...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Irish Farmhouse Cheese Exports Growing IRELAND - Against a backdrop of on-going austerity, the domestic market for Irish Farmhouse Cheese continues to show solid growth, according to Eimear O’Donnell, Food and Beverage Division, Bord Bia-Irish Food Board....
Friday, January 18, 2013
Minister Announces Meat Sector Technology Programme LaunchIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, has announced the launch of a new Sheep Technology Adoption Programme and additional phases of technology adoption programmes in the beef and dairy sectors....
Friday, January 11, 2013
Minister Outlines Ireland's Plan for Presidency in the Agri-food SectorIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has outlined Ireland’s plan for the six month Presidency in the agri-food sector....
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
2012 Dairy Review Shows Prices Drop 9 per centIRELAND - The impact of a wet summer was exaggerated by low prices as margins suffered due to increased concentrate feed usage, according to the Teagasc Dairy Farming review for 2012 by Trevor Donnellan, Thia Hennessy and Brian Moran....
Monday, January 07, 2013
Meaningful CAP Rural Development Plan Wanted Post-2013IRELAND - IFA Rural Development Chairman, Flor McCarthy has urged the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to put in place a meaningful Rural Development Plan, with farmers at the centre of all support measures....
Friday, January 04, 2013
CAP Negotiations Will Make 2013 a Defining Year for Farming IRELAND - Irish Farmers' Association President John Bryan has wished all farm families good health, and especially safe farming in the year ahead. He asked all farmers, in every task and every day, to put farm safety top of their work agenda in 2013....
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Farm Assist Cuts Deeply Unfair on Low-Income FarmersIRELAND - IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy said the changes in the Budget by the Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton for the means test for Farm Assist was a direct attack on the most vulnerable group of farmers, and will impact severely...
Friday, December 14, 2012
Glanbia Shareholders, Milk Suppliers Show Strong Leadership with Yes VoteIRELAND - Following the Glanbia Co-op’s Special General Meeting in advance of the shareholders’ and milk suppliers’ vote, IFA President John Bryan welcomed the decision made by both Glanbia shareholders and milk suppliers to overwhelmingly support...
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Income Drop for Some Farm Systems in 2012 but Recovery AheadIRELAND - Newly released Teagasc estimates indicate that Irish farm income in 2012 averaged €21,500, a drop of 12 percent compared with last year. However, Teagasc economists indicate that this average reduction masks very significant variations in...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Brucellosis Programme to Save Three Million EurosThe Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, has revealed the Brucellosis testing programme for 2013....
Friday, December 07, 2012
Budget Cuts Frustrate ICSAIRELAND - The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has expressed frustration at a policy of continued reductions to vital farm schemes, notably a cut in the Disadvantaged Area Scheme and the replacement of the current Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Government Must Fully Support Farming Sector This YearIRELAND - In advance of this week’s Budget, IFA President John Bryan said funding for all farm schemes must be protected in next week’s Budget, given the very difficult income situation on farms....
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
New Figures from CSO Underline Need to Address Rising CostsIRELAND - Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president, Gabriel Gilmartin, says the latest statistics on agricultural prices released by the CSO underline the need to address the continued rise in farm input costs....
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