Beef
The chairperson of Bord Bia has been called on to accept an invitation to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture.
Dairy
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said it is "acutely disappointed" that bluetongue has been detected in Co. Wexford.
Agri Politics
The ICSA called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon to reconsider his support for Bord Bia chair, Larry Murrin.
Agri-Business
The decision by MEPs to refer the Mercosur deal to European courts is a victory for "farmer pressure" according to the ICSA.
Forestry
The ICSA and Forestry Services Ltd will jointly host a native tree area guided farm walk in Co. Galway this week.
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said that farmers are "furious" at the current prices being offered by factories.
Farmers are being invited to attended a guided farm walk in Co. Wicklow on Wednesday, January 14 focused on agroforestry and organics.
Irish MEPs must "step up now" and reject the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association has urged.
There has been a widespread welcome to the news that the coalition government has formally agreed to vote no on Mercosur trade agreement
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) has joined the list of farm organisations...
Several farm organisations have confirmed that they will be involved in a major protest this month against the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
A farm organisation has hit out at meat factories for pulling sheep prices in the week before Christmas, despite sheep numbers being "significantly tighter".
Irish farmers and co-op representatives are among thousands who descended on Brussels today to protest the Mercosur deal and other issues.
Rural Life
Meat processors here are being called on to halt imports of livestock from Northern Ireland amid the ongoing Bluetongue situation there.
Schemes
Farmers should be rewarded for maintaining lower nitrates rates along a sliding scale in the next CAP according to the ICSA.
A farm organisation has said that a "united effort" has delivered the nitrates derogation, and the same is now needed "to stop" Mercosur.
N.Ireland
The suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland "must serve as a wake-up call", a farm organisation has urged.
There is concern around "looming price increases" for farmers once new antiparasitic product rules take effect in the coming days.
It has been described as "outrageous" that the number of eligible calves that can be paid on in the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme will be cut.
Farmers gathered outside the gates of Leinster House today to take part in a protest, led by the ICSA against the Mercosur deal.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has slammed impending cuts to payment rates for schemes for beef and sheep farmers.
Uncertainty around the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and "harmful" trade deals are "threatening...
The ICSA has said that confirmation of Dawn Meats' acquisition of a 65% stake in Alliance Group is "bad news" for sheep farmers.
