Farm FamilyIFA CALLS FOR A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION PENSION SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED IN 2018 BUDGET
21 Jul / 2017
IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chairperson, Maura Canning has called for the current averaging system to be moved to a total contributions system for the purposes of calculating a person’s Contributory State Pension payment rate in the 2018 Budget.
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Rural DevelopmentIFA CALLS FOR FULL DRAWDOWN OF NATIONAL AND EU RDP FUNDING IN ANNUAL AMENDMENT TO COMMISSION
21 Jul / 2017
IFA National Rural Development Committee Chairman, Joe Brady has called for the Department of Agriculture to ensure the full utilisation of all EU and national funding in the Rural Development Programme (RDP) by making necessary changes to schemes and improving payments in the annual review to the EU Commission.
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CattleSTRONG LIVE EXPORT TRADE
20 Jul / 2017
IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said the live export trade is operating very strongly with another boat load of heavier bulls being loaded for immediate shipping to Turkey. He said more loads are being planned with buying already underway in the marts.
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SheepFARMERS RESISTING PRESSURE ON LAMB PRICE
20 Jul / 2017
IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman John Lynskey said sheep farmers are resisting pressure on lamb prices from the factories. He said earlier in the week farmers were getting €5.50/kg for lambs with some top prices of €5.55 paid.
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CattleTIGHTER CATTLE SUPPLIES THAN FORECAST FOR SECOND HALF OF 2017
20 Jul / 2017
Beef production and cattle numbers for the second half of 2017 will be much less that originally forecast, according to IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods who said this paints a much more positive picture on the beef trade for the remainder of 2017.
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ForestryIFA ADVISES FARMERS TO STOP PLANTING UNTIL AUTUMN
20 Jul / 2017
IFA Farm Forestry Chairman, Pat Collins has advised farmers who have financial approval to afforest to wait until the autumn to plant.
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Rural DevelopmentIFA SEEKS GREATER FLEXIBILITY ON KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
20 Jul / 2017
IFA has called for greater flexibility in the Knowledge Transfer Programme and a reduction in the bureaucratic and administrative difficulties that have bogged down the programme to-date.
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CattleWHAT ARE FACTORIES PAYING FOR CATTLE THIS WEEK?
19 Jul / 2017
Take a look at the prices for steers, heifers and cows quoted or paid this week.
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Environment & Rural AffairsMITIGATION PLAN PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR WHOLE OF SOCIETY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
19 Jul / 2017
IFA’s Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney has welcomed the publication of the National Mitigation Climate Plan by Government, saying that it provides “a basis for a whole of society response to the climate challenge.”
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DairyCO-OPS MUST ENSURE FARMERS BENEFIT FULLY FROM DAIRY UPTURN
18 Jul / 2017
As the GDT auction registers another small 0.2% rise today, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary called on co-ops to work harder on passing back as much of the dairy upturn as possible to farmers, who after two years of challenging cash flow still have some way to go to rebalance their farm finances.
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