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IFA requests impact assessment for EU nature restoration law
Kelsey Daly
IFA and ICSA met with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Martin Heydon in Government Buildings on 24 May.
24 May 2023 Opinion
Just how high are food prices?
If we exclude the last 12 months and look at the previous 19 years, food prices actually fell by 6.7%, writes Tadhg Buckley, director of policy at the IFA.
24 May 2023 News
Milk price top-ups level 2022 milk price payout
The annual reports have been published, the final milk price top-ups have been announced so a tally of one of the best average milk price years ever can finally be completed.
Farmer's letter: stark price differences in genotyping
"A suckler farmer will pay €20 a calf for each genotype and a dairy farmer will pay €4 for the exact same genotype test" - Flor McCarthy, Killowen House, Killowen, Kenmare, Co Kerry
24 May 2023 Letters
Target for tillage area will require ambition from all stakeholders
The 2023 cropping year was always set to be financially challenging for tillage farming.
24 May 2023 Community
Farming heritage goes on sale in Kilkenny
Kilree Estate was the family home of Michael Gibbons, one of the leading farm leaders from the 1950s to the 1980s.
24 May 2023 Dealer
SCEP must deliver full payment on all cows applied for – IFA
Over 20,000 farmers applied to the new CAP's suckler scheme, with the IFA saying the scheme can start to rebuild the suckler herd.
24 May 2023 News
IFA encouraging farmers to submit BISS applications
The final two BISS clinics take place this week on Wednesday and Thursday for farmers to get their applications submitted.
24 May 2023 News
IFA livestock chair critical of factories' attempts to cut beef prices
Supplies of finished cattle are tight, with further reductions in numbers expected over the coming weeks, according to Brendan Golden.
24 May 2023 News
IFA ‘looking forward’ to engaging with new agri-food regulator
The IFA is “looking forward” to engaging with the new agri-food regulator, especially at a time when farmers need a “regulation to stand up for their livelihoods”.
23 May 2023 News
Stronger dog control laws must be implemented quickly - IFA
The call comes following a dog attack on a yearling bullock belonging to a north Kildare farmer, the IFA has claimed.
19 May 2023 News
Sheep factories have ‘serious questions to answer’ - IFA
IFA sheep chair Kevin Comiskey has slammed Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue for not supporting the sheep sector.
19 May 2023 News