IFA Briefs Politicians On Beef And Sheep Competition Issues
IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney must take action to address the lack of competition in the beef sector, which is set to be compounded with the proposed ABP investment in Slaney/ICM meat group. At a briefing session with politicians in Dublin today, the IFA National Livestock leader […]
IFA Will Continue To Work For Acceptable Solution On Sheep EID
IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman James Murphy said the move by ICOS would undermine IFA’s work at national and EU level to find a practical solution for farmers and the sheep industry to the clear difficulties associated with compulsory EID. He said IFA would continue to work to find an acceptable solution in the best […]
IFA welcome €18M for the sheep sector
IFA President John Bryan welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith on the allocation of €18m per annum in unused CAP funds to the sheep sector. He said this is positive news for sheep farmers and provides a strong confidence boost for the start of a new lamb season. The IFA President […]