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2010-03-16 : NEW ENVIRONMENT SCHEME UNWORKABLE FOR FARMERS – MINISTER SMITH MUST INTERVENE

IFA President John Bryan has called on the Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith to immediately intervene with his officials, as the proposed new Agri-Environment Scheme now being put forward by the Department of Agriculture is unworkable and does not meet farmers expectations.

2010-03-16 : ACHILL ISLAND SHEEP FARMER ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF IFA HILL FARMING COMMITTEE

Tom Fadian of Achill Island, Co Mayo has been elected as the new Chairman of the IFA Hill Farming Committee. Mr Fadian succeeds Neilie O’Leary of Bantry who has completed 4 years as Chairman of the Committee.

2010-03-15 : IFA TARGETS €250M REDUCTION IN INPUT AND SERVICE COSTS

IFA Inputs Project Team Leader, Chris Hayes, said that IFA is targeting a €250m reduction in input and service costs to farmers as Irish production costs are seriously out of line with our competitors and are eroding farm incomes.

2010-03-15 : IFA PRESIDENT MEETS WITH GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK TO HIGHLIGHT CREDIT ISSUES ON FARMS

IFA President, John Bryan met with the recently appointed Governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan to highlight the ongoing credit issues on farms and to outline the potential for the agriculture sector in Ireland’s economic recovery.

2010-03-15 : GLANBIA FARMER SHAREHOLDERS HAVE ULTIMATE SAY

IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Kevin Kiersey today (Monday) said the proposal by Glanbia Co-op to buy back the Irish business interests of Glanbia Plc was a worthwhile project, and he wished the initiative well

2010-03-12 : OYSTER FARMERS GATHER IN GALWAY

An IFA Aquaculture meeting of oyster farmers from every corner of the coast was held in the Marine Institute headquarters in Oranmore, Galway today (Friday) to discuss health, environment and trade issues. The meeting was chaired by John Evans of the Marine Institute and is a follow up to a national growers’ meeting held in September 2009 hosted by IFA.

2010-03-11 : GUARANTEED MINIMUM FLOOR PRICE CRITICAL BEFORE SOWING

IFA National Grain Committee Chairman Noel Delany has said that no farmer should take out spring cereal seed unless he can secure agreement on a minimum floor price for this year’s harvest or they have a higher value market for their grain, such as farm-to-farm trade

2010-03-11 : GUARANTEED MINIMUM FLOOR PRICE CRITICAL BEFORE SOWING

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.

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