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IFA EXPRESS CONCERN AT HIGH LEVEL OF COMMONAGE PLANS STILL OUTSTANDING AND CALL ON MINISTER CREED TO ADDRESS MATTER
19 Jul / 2018
IFA Hill Committee Chairman Flor McCarthy has expressed serious concern at the number of Commonage Plans still outstanding.

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Farm Safety
FARM SAFETY WEEK DAY 4 – CONSIDER CHILD SAFETY
19 Jul / 2018
Today, the fourth day of Farm Safety Week, the focus is on keeping children safe on the farm.

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Dairy
FAILURE TO INCREASE JUNE MILK PRICES MUST BE OFFSET BY CO-OPS WITH GENEROUS DROUGHT-RELATED CREDIT PROVISIONS FOR FEED PURCHASES
19 Jul / 2018
IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan said farmers would be disappointed by the majority of co-ops which, thus far, have held the June milk price base when market returns justified an increase of at least 1c/l.

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Dairy
POSITIVE GLANBIA MOVES IN THE LAST WEEK MUST ALL BENEFIT FARMERS – PHELAN
19 Jul / 2018
IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said Glanbia had made a number of positive moves in the last week.

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Cattle
THIS WEEK’S FACTORY CATTLE PRICES
18 Jul / 2018
Have a look at the prices paid for steers, heifers and cows this week. Steer base €3.90/3.95/kg. Heifers €4.00/4.05/kg. Young Bulls R/U €3.90 – 4.10/kg. Cows €3.00/3.60/kg. In-spec bonus 12c/kg above base price.

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Pigs
Pig Prices Remain Static
18 Jul / 2018
Irish pig prices remain unchanged for another week with pig farmers taking between €1.38c/kg and €1.42c/kg. Numbers offered have tightened significantly in recent weeks, and the average carcass weight has also dropped by a significant amount, as a result of the prolonged hot weather.

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Farm Safety
IFA URGES OLDER FARMERS TO ADJUST WORKING PRACTICES AND TO BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR LIMITS WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH & SAFETY
18 Jul / 2018
Today (Wed), IFA is challenging older farmers to think more about ways they can improve their health and safety this Farm Safety Week.

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Grain
PRICES HARDEN AS HARVEST GETS OFF TO A VARIABLE START
17 Jul / 2018
IFA Grain Chairman Mark Browne has said that initial reports from Harvest ‘18 would suggest that yields are very variable across crops of winter barley.

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Horticulture
DROUGHT CONDITIONS PLACE HUGE PRESSURE ON VEGETABLE GROWERS
17 Jul / 2018
IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the Teagasc report which quantifies the impact of the continuing drought on the Irish field vegetable sector.

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Farm Safety
FARM SAFETY WEEK – DAY 2 FOCUS ON MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT
17 Jul / 2018
Today, Tuesday of Farm Safety Week focuses on Machinery and Transport. Poorly used or faulty machinery is a major cause of death and injury on farms. Half of all fatal accidents on farms involve farm vehicles or machinery.

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