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WET WEATHER CONDITIONS POSE RISK TO POTATO HARVEST
22 Oct / 2019
IFA National Potato Chairman Thomas McKeown has warned that there is a severe risk that much of the potato crop will not be harvested if the wet weather continues.

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Retail
NEW INDEPENDENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NEEDED FOR RETAIL REGULATION
18 Oct / 2019
IFA President Joe Healy said IFA will be making a detailed submission to the public consultation set up by the Dept of Agriculture to transpose EU legislation on Unfair Trading Practices into Irish law.

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Retail
IFA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DEBATES KICK OFF IN LIMERICK NEXT WEEK
17 Oct / 2019
The IFA Presidential Election Debates will begin next Monday, Oct 21st. Limerick IFA County Executive will host members from Limerick and Clare at the first debate.

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Retail
AS BREXIT DEAL IS AGREED, HUGE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR IRISH FARMING
17 Oct / 2019
IFA President Joe Healy has given a cautious welcome to the Brexit deal concluded in Brussels between the EU Commission and the UK Government, however the real test is the vote in the UK Parliament in Westminster on Saturday.

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Retail
UK RETAIL REGULATOR TO ADDRESS IFA CONFERENCE NEXT MONTH
17 Oct / 2019
The UK Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon will address a conference organised by IFA next month. The conference Getting Fairness for Farmers in the Food Chain is part of IFA’s campaign to bring greater transparency and fairness for farmers in the food chain.

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Environment & Rural Affairs
SMART FARMING RESULTS FOR 2019 SHOW AVERAGE SAVINGS OF €6,300 AND 10% REDUCTION IN CLIMATE IMPACT
16 Oct / 2019
Smart Farming, the voluntary resource management programme run by IFA in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, has announced its 2019 results with average cost savings on participating farms of €6,336.

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Environment & Rural Affairs
NEW FOOD STRATEGY MUST CONTAIN TARGETS FOR FARMER VIABILITY AND PROFITABILITY
16 Oct / 2019
Speaking at the Agrifood Strategy to 2030 at the Aviva Stadium today, IFA President Joe Healy said any policy debate about the future of the sector has to be more farmer focused and the new strategy must contain measurable targets for farmer profitability and viability.

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Dairy
GLANBIA TAKES FIRST STEP TO IMPROVE PAY-OUT TO FARMERS
15 Oct / 2019
IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said in holding the base milk price and increasing by 0.5c/l the co-op milk price support, Glanbia had yesterday taken the first positive step to improve pay-out for their suppliers.

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Farm Family
IFA LAUNCHES DIVERSITY STRATEGY TOWARDS 2025
15 Oct / 2019
Speaking at the launch of the IFA’s Diversity Strategy Towards 2025 today (Tues), IFA President Joe Healy said that the strategy aims to build a platform for change, creating momentum and challenging the status quo to support a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

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Cattle
ABP GIVES MINISTER TWO FINGERS OVER LEGAL THREATS HANGING OVER FARMERS
14 Oct / 2019
IFA President Joe Healy said the refusal of Larry Goodman and the ABP group to lift all the injunctions against farmers arising from the recent beef dispute was petty and mean spirited. It amounts to Larry Goodman giving ‘two fingers’ to the Minister.

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