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TAOISEACH MUST HOLD FIRM AS EU BUDGET TALKS HEAD FOR THIRD DAY
21 Feb / 2020
Speaking from Brussels, IFA President Tim Cullinan has acknowledged the strong comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in defence the CAP Budget today in Brussels, as it appears talks will go into tomorrow (Sat).

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INFORMATION CLINICS NEEDED FOR FARMERS APPLYING FOR BPS
21 Feb / 2020
IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe said the Department of Agriculture should set up information clinics to farmers, where necessary, about the online application process for the Basic Payment Scheme.

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Animal Health
MINISTER CREED MUST ENSURE COLLECTION OF FALLEN ANIMALS FROM FARMS IS NOT DISRUPTED
20 Feb / 2020
IFA Animal Health Chairman, Pat Farrell said the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed cannot allow a situation to arise where fallen animals are not being collected from farms. He said IFA has highlighted the weaknesses with the current fallen animal collection service to the Department of Agriculture for a number of years. “The Department of […]

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Animal Health
TAOISEACH MUST BE PREPARED TO VETO EU BUDGET AND REJECT ANY CAP CUTS
20 Feb / 2020
Speaking as he arrived in Brussels this morning, IFA President Tim Cullinan said any cut in the CAP budget would be a devastating blow for Irish farmers and rural Ireland. “We have made it clear to the Taoiseach, who will be at the EU Council meeting today that Ireland must be prepared to veto this […]

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Sheep
LAMB PRICES DRIVING ON STRONGLY
18 Feb / 2020
IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy said the lamb market is driving on strongly with factories paying €5.90 to €6.00/kg for lambs.

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Potato
AREA OF POTATOES PLANTED IN 2019 THE SECOND LOWEST ON RECORD
18 Feb / 2020
The area of potatoes planted in 2019 was the second lowest on record, after 2018, which was the lowest on record. There was also a further decrease in the plantings of traditional varieties such as Kerr Pinks and Golden Wonders. Speaking at the National Potato Conference in Dublin today, IFA President Tim Cullinan said farmers […]

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Potato
GOVT MUST REJECT EU CAP BUDGET PROPOSAL AT EU COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY
15 Feb / 2020
IFA President Tim Cullinan said that the leaked proposal of President of the European Council Charles Michel would be a huge blow for Irish farmers. It must be rejected by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the EU Council meeting next week.

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Forestry
Farmer planting has declined by almost 70% under current forestry programme
14 Feb / 2020
IFA Farm Forestry Chair, Vincent Nally said that the afforestation figures show that farmer planting under the current programme has declined by 67%. “The figures make for stark reading and clearly show that farmers are disengaging from forestry, at time when we need more farmers to consider forest as a viable option as part of […]

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Farm Safety
FARMERS URGED TO BE PARTICULARLY VIGILANT DURING SPRING CALVING
12 Feb / 2020
With spring calving now underway on many Irish farms, IFA National Farm Family Chairperson, Caroline Farrell has urged farmers to be particularly vigilant to ensure their own safety. Heifers and cows can be unpredictable at calving time and may hit out without warning. Over the past 10 years livestock has accounted for 20% of farm […]

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Farm Safety
THE SCIENCE HAS MOVED ON AND SO MUST THE RULES
12 Feb / 2020
IFA President Tim Cullinan has said the way that methane emissions from the national herd are currently accounted for is not appropriate. This must be addressed at international level by the Department of Agriculture.

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