Green Light for All ACRES Applicants the Right Move – IFA
IFA President Francie Gorman has welcomed confirmation from DAFM that all valid Tranche 2 ACRES applications will be accepted, and that there will be no impact on overall payment rates. “This is a positive move by the Department. Given our climate ambition, leaving farmers out would have sent the wrong message. Getting all farmers who […]
IFA to Hold National Potato Meeting
IFA National Potato Chair Sean Ryan has announced that IFA will hold a national meeting for potato growers on Wednesday, 13th March at 8pm in the CityNorth Hotel, Gormanston, Co.Meath. The meeting will address the major challenges in the sector with guest speakers from Teagasc, Bord Bia and DAFM on the night. Sean Ryan said the past […]
Market Conditions Only Pointing One Way for Beef Prices – IFA
IFA Livestock chair Declan Hanrahan said buoyant beef markets must be reflected in beef prices to farmers. He said the relentless opportunism by meat factories in undermining strong markets will not be tolerated. “Every week that goes by cattle coming from sheds have incurred higher costs and factories must reflect this in beef prices,” he […]
Farmers Cannot Bear the Cost of Retailers’ Price Cuts
IFA President Francie Gorman said the brunt of retail campaigns to cut prices on beef, chicken, lamb and pork cannot land on farmers. “These campaigns, regardless of what the retailers say, will have negative consequences for farmgate prices. We cannot allow this to happen,” he said. Consumers are entitled to the best quality produced meat, […]
IFA to Hold National Horticulture Meeting
IFA Horticulture chair Mark Walsh has announced that IFA will hold a national meeting for horticulture growers next Wed, Mar 6th at 8pm in the CityNorth Hotel, Gormanston, Co.Meath. The meeting will address the major challenges in the horticulture sector with guest speakers from Teagasc, Bord Bia and DAFM on the night. Mark Walsh said […]
Farmers Encouraged to Shop Around for Key Inputs
IFA Farm Business chair Bill O Keeffe has encouraged all farmers to shop around for best rates on key inputs. His comments come after the IFA Farm Business Committee undertook a survey of prices available nationwide in the last week. “We felt as a Committee we had to look at costs inputs nationwide this spring […]
Cost Pressures Continue to Impact on Farm Incomes
IFA President Francie Gorman said today’s CSO figures for agriculture in 2023 show that farmers are still caught in a ‘cost-price’ squeeze. “While input costs have reduced by 5.5%, the price paid to farmers has fallen further by 8.2% over the 12-month period, resulting in the terms of trade falling by 2.9% when compared to […]