IFA chief’s plea over milk prices

RISING costs and income pressures pose the most serious challenge in 30 years for the dairy industry, IFA president Padraig Walshe said last night.

He told farmers at a meeting in Cahir, Co Tipperary, that co-ops and the Irish Dairy Board must maintain milk prices to preserve the fabric of the dairy industry.

“I am determined to put forward the farmers’ side of the milk price story because co-ops talk down milk prices, completely disregarding the low-income situation already on dairy farms,” he said.