Dairy
Retail milk and butter price cuts announced today (Thursday, March 26) are “a massive concern” for farmers according to one organisation.
Tillage
There has been a strong welcome from the farm organisations for the commencement of the new tillage sustainability payments.
Agri-Business
A key deadline of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) is approaching for farmers.
Beef
IFA national livestock chairperson Declan Hanrahan has slammed what he called "relentless" beef price cuts.
Rural Life
Francie Gorman has said he has written to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance calling for a suspension of the Carbon Tax on green diesel.
Agri Politics
Irish farm organisations have met with the top EU bureaucrat for agriculture and outlined their criticisms of the CAP proposals.
A “structured deer management programme” is now underway in the Achill area of Co. Mayo to improve road safety.
The IFA has said that the Department of Agriculture will "simplify" some of the procedures around prescribing bluetongue virus vaccines.
There has been reaction from the farm organisations to the announcement of changes to the bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) Financial Support Programme.
Declan Hanrahan, livestock chair for the IFA has criticised meat factories for their failure to “return viable prices”.
Ireland will take up the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from July 1, and will hold that position until December 31.
Forestry
Minister of State for forestry Michael Healy-Rae launched a digital learning tool to highlight the benefits of the sector to students.
Bord Bia has said that a protest staged by farmers at its Global Hub in Dublin led to around €200,000 in additional costs.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) met with representatives of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to outline concerns over greenways.
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to change how organic nutrient import capacity is calculated.
Bluetongue is a "disease we're going to have to learn to live with" in Ireland, according to the DAFM.
Beef processors have been called on to cease reducing cattle prices, with the IFA saying the behaviour of processors is 'unacceptable'.
Schemes
Farmers are seeking an "immediate increase" in compensation for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) persistently infected calves.
The national livestock chairperson of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said there is "no justification for undermining beef prices".
The decision by the Department of Agriculture to end or restrict some supports across a number of schemes has drawn criticism.
A meeting of farmers on Achill Island has discussed the "deeply concerning" impact of the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).
Environment
Irish Farming Association (IFA) Environment chair John Murphy criticised “overly precautionary application of EU law” on directives.
Farmers are being advised to purchase fertiliser for the coming months if they can due to the potential impact of the US-Israel war with Iran.
