Dairy industry seeks meeting with minister to ask for further EU funds

THE dairy industry is to seek a meeting with Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith to try to secure further European Union market supports.

It followed a summit meeting of industry leaders in Horse and Jockey, Co Tipperary, which was convened by Irish Farmers Association president Padraig Walshe.

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, Macra na Feirme, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, the Irish Dairy Board, the Irish Dairy Industries Association and all the dairy co-ops were represented.