IFA Sheep Chairman Kevin Comiskey said the Dept of Agriculture’s Annual Review and Outlook 2022 clearly sets out the crisis...
Today’s CSO figures show that better prices for farm commodities are being wiped out by unprecedented increases in the cost...
“Pig farmers have been haemorrhaging money since September 2021 and losses have risen to €40 per pig sold,” he said....
“We are staring into the abyss here. Our pig sector is an important part of agriculture in this country, contributing...
He said sheep farming is an extremely low-income sector and the current levels of input cost increases cannot be absorbed...
“Producing fresh milk for shop shelves requires farmers to milk their cows all year round at significant extra cost compared...
“We are seeing an unprecedented rise in inflation, meaning the price of building materials such as steel and timber has...
He said the target of an extra 25,000 hectares is very modest. With full take up, it would be an...
Deputy Cahill is attending the EU conference in his capacity as Chair of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, which is taking...
“The new Nitrates Programme will have significant implications for farmers across all sectors. Some of the new measures have financial...
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