Tag: irish farmers association
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NEW IFA PIGS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CALLS ON PROCESSORS TO INCREASE PRICES
The newly elected Chairman of the IFA National Pigs and Pigmeat Committee, Tom Hogan has called on the processors to immediately increase prices to producers in response to a rising EU market. Tom Hogan said, “At the Agromek Agricultural fair last week, there was a real sense of positivity amongst our EU compatriots as prices…
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ANC AREAS NEED TO BE PROTECTED IN REVIEW AND PAYMENTS MUST BE INCREASED
IFA President Joe Healy has said that the areas currently designated as Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) must be fully protected in the forthcoming review of areas, and payments must be increased in this vital support scheme for low-income farmers on marginal land. Speaking at an IFA Rally in Carrick-on-Shannon tonight (Fri), attended by MEPs…