Irish Farmers' Association News, Policy, Events, Market Prices, Membership and Services

2010-03-10

GLANBIA CO-OP MOVE IS POSITIVE FOR FARMER CONTROL AND GREATER DAIRY INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION - BRYAN

IFA President John Bryan today (Wed) said the proposal by Glanbia Co-op to purchase the Irish business of Glanbia Plc is a welcome development which holds out the prospect of outright farmer ownership of Ireland’s largest milk pool, as well as much greater direct farmer control of the Irish dairy industry, facilitating greater consolidation and cost efficiency.

2010-03-09

GREENCORE CANNOT AXE LOYAL BARLEY GROWERS WITHOUT REDRESS

Traditional malting barley growers who have had their contracts terminated by Greencore without notice or redress will vent their anger at a protest at the company’s EGM in Dublin this morning (Tues). The meeting is being held to approve the sale of the malting business to French co-op Axereal.

2010-03-09

PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEME TO REPLACE REPS UNWORKABLE UNLESS MAJOR CHANGES ARE MADE

IFA Rural Development Committee Chairman Tom Turley said that the proposed Agri-Environment Options Scheme is unworkable unless major changes are made to the specifications used to implement the scheme. “Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith must introduce flexibilities that allow the AEOS to be meaningful for the vast majority of the 10,000 farmers who finish their REPS 3 contracts before the mid-May Single Farm Payment application date.”

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