THE IFA is seeking an urgent meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, over Department proposals to delay this year’s farm scheme payments by up to...
THE Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, has been called upon this week to ‘dip into’ the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) to put some kind of financial...
THE major national suppliers of fertilisers have been asked to come clean and sell their product at current market values – and not at inflated prices...
PROPOSALS put forward by the Dept. of Agriculture to push back payment dates for a range of agricultural support schemes have been greeted ‘with dismay’ by...
FARMERS have been strongly advised this week to diligently check out all safety, insurance and liability issues before embarking on construction projects on their yards and...
ARDRAHAN farmer and current Connacht IFA Chair, Pat Murphy, has confirmed that he will be running as a candidate for the national Deputy President’s position, in...
EXCESSIVE paperwork and unreasonable conditions could put off a cohort of farmers from joining the new suckler cow scheme which starts this year, a farm leader...
THOUSANDS of sheep farmers across the western region are facing into a severe income crisis with lamb prices down by around €1 per kg, as compared...
