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05 February 2012
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A bright new year for farming
12 January 2012
THE beef sector experienced an exceptional year in 2011 and this year opened on an equally positive note with processors anxious to replenish stocks.
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Demand remains strong for beef
05 May 2011
PRICES paid at the factories for beef cattle continued to harden last week, after a slight easing in supply. Although quoted prices showed very little change, there was stronger demand for cattle, and farmers were in a better position to negotiate for price top-ups.
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All roads lead to Athy for Ploughing Championships
21 September 2010
IRELAND’S largest outdoor agricultural event, the National and European Ploughing Championships gets underway in Cardenton, Athy, Co. Kildare, today Tuesday, September 21, and over three days is expected to attract 180,000 visitors.
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Minister Smith confirms €580 dairy payment
02 March 2010
MINISTER for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, has confirmed that, as expected, the emergency dairy compensation fund will be paid on a flat-rate basis to all milk producers active in the 2008/2009 milk year.
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Government criticised for axing REPS farm scheme
21 July 2009
SENATOR Paudie Coffey, Fine Gael’s Environment spokesperson in the Seanad, has hit back at the Government’s decision to discontinue the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS).
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No recession when it comes to Iverk Show
09 June 2009
This year’s Iverk Show is set to be as good, if not better, than recent years and organ-isers are turning their backs on the recession and ploughing ahead with plans for the September 3 event.
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Crisis talks held with banks
09 June 2009
DAIRY farmers haven’t escaped the recession and along with every other industry, agriculture also entered crisis talks with the banks.
With no immediate upward turn in milk price, the ICMSA convened a meeting with representatives from banks, co-ops and agricultural advisory and consultancy stakeholders to discuss credit, loans and possible widespread rescheduling or deferral.
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Smith welcomes increased export refunds for dairy products
09 June 2009
THE Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, has welcomed the decisions to increase export refunds for butter, skimmed milk powder and whole milk powder and to accept into intervention all quantities of butter and skimmed milk powder offered, while maintaining the intervention purchase prices.
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Fears over dairy farm crisis
09 June 2009
IFA President Padraig Walshe has met with EU Agriculture Commissioner Marian Fischer Boel to highlight the severity of the current dairy farm income crisis, and to persuade her of the need to take more creative action to support the sector.
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Open day to offer advice and tips in coping with the recession
09 June 2009
QUESTIONS will be answered on the future and current status of the agriculture sector at Teagasc Moorepark in Fermoy, County Cork on Thursday, June 18.
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