Minister Must Reject EU-Mercosur Offer At Farm Council Meeting – IFA
IFA National Chairman, Jer Bergin, has called on the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to reject outright the draft offer from the EU for increased imports from the Mercosur countries. He said, “At the EU Farm Council meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Minister Coveney must reject outright any exchange of offers. He must make […]
Package of measures insufficient to address income crisis – IFA
Speaking as thousands of EU farmers protested in Brussels, IFA President Eddie Downey said the package of measures announced following the meeting of the Farm Council was insufficient to address the income crisis facing farm families. Eddie Downey said farmers are very disappointed that there was no commitment to review the intervention price for milk […]