Category: Farming

  • Dáil must vote down Mercosur deal – ICMSA

    Dáil must vote down Mercosur deal – ICMSA

      Speaking in advance of the  proposed vote on the Mercosur deal to be held in the Dáil this week, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Pat McCormack said, that the Mercosur agreement if implemented in its current form will do irreparable damage to the Irish model of farming which is the family farm structure and in…

  • FARMER COSTS IN TB PROGRAMME UP 15% AS TB FORUM PROPOSES ADDITIONAL CONTROLS AND COSTS FOR FARMERS

    FARMER COSTS IN TB PROGRAMME UP 15% AS TB FORUM PROPOSES ADDITIONAL CONTROLS AND COSTS FOR FARMERS

      IFA Animal Health Chairman, Pat Farrell said the TB Forum established by the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has failed to deliver on the key objective of addressing stakeholder issues. He said the Forum, under the chairmanship of Michael Cronin, has merely functioned as a vehicle  for the Department of Agriculture to impose their…

  • FACTORY CATTLE PRICES 10th JULY

    FACTORY CATTLE PRICES 10th JULY

      Prices reported as quoted or paid to IFA Members Steer base €3.60/3.65/kg. Heifers €3.70/3.75/kg. Young Bulls U16 €3.50-3.60 base. R/U €3.60/3.70/kg. Cows €2.90/3.30/kg. In-spec bonus 12c/kg above base price. FACTORY BASE QUOTES C/KG Steers Heifers Cows Dunbia 360/365 370/375 290 – 330 Kepak Athleague 360/365 370/375 290 – 330 Moyvalley Meats 360/365 370/375 290…

  • CONSULTATION: DRAFT CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGY 2019-2024

    CONSULTATION: DRAFT CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGY 2019-2024

      Notice is hereby given that Tipperary County Council has prepared a draft Local Authority Climate Adaptation Strategy in accordance with the provisions of The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the National Adaptation Framework (NAF), 2018. Climate change is recognised as a global challenge with policy responses required in terms of…

  • CONSULTATION: DRAFT CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGY 2019-2024

    CONSULTATION: DRAFT CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGY 2019-2024

      Notice is hereby given that Tipperary County Council has prepared a draft Local Authority Climate Adaptation Strategy in accordance with the provisions of The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the National Adaptation Framework (NAF), 2018. Climate change is recognised as a global challenge with policy responses required in terms of…

  • POTATO MARKET UPDATE 10th JULY

    POTATO MARKET UPDATE 10th JULY

      Ground conditions are very much improved for parts of the country that were affected by flooding conditions and subsequently halted fieldwork. Another dry warm week has alleviated this and irrigation is on the agenda again. Irrigation is now ‘full on’ in many parts of the UK as soils are drying very quickly. Lifting of…

  • PIG PRICE UPDATE 10th JULY

    PIG PRICE UPDATE 10th JULY

      There was little change to Irish pig prices for the past two weeks, with a cent here and there gained. More and more farmers are now receiving €1.80c/kg, and up to 4c/kg more is being paid by some processors, but €1.80c/kg is now the average Irish pig price. Demand from China, which has been…

  • Commissioner Hogan Must Focus On Key Challenges Facing EU Farmers. – ICMSA.

    Commissioner Hogan Must Focus On Key Challenges Facing EU Farmers. – ICMSA.

      Commenting on the re-appointment of Phil Hogan as Ireland’s EU Commissioner, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Pat McCormack said, that whatever portfolio Commissioner Hogan receives in the new EU Commission, he must ensure that the key challenges faced by EU farmers and in particular Brexit, Mercusor, Climate Change and CAP Post 2020 become central…

  • JUNE ORNUA PPI STILL LEAVES ROOM FOR 1C/L PRICE INCREASE

    JUNE ORNUA PPI STILL LEAVES ROOM FOR 1C/L PRICE INCREASE

      IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said the June PPI reduction of 1.6 points announced today by Ornua, which is equivalent to a milk price of 29.98c/l before VAT (31.6c/l incl VAT), still leaves room for the majority of co-ops to increase their June milk price by 1c/l. “Apart from the West Cork Co-ops,…

  • IFA SET TO INTENSIFY ITS OPPOSITION TO MERCOSUR DEAL

      IFA will be intensifying its campaign against the Mercosur trade deal this week. IFA’s National Council, National Livestock Committee and National Poultry Committee will hold a lobby session for all TDs and Senators today (Tuesday) to build opposition to the deal. “We will be highlighting the damage that this deal will do on a…