TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern and Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy are being warned by ICMSA this week that Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh’s full decoupling decision will decimate agricultural output, unless there are appropriate new income measures to keep farmers in business.

A FARM-income-centred development strategy for the agri-food sector will be the central demand of ICMSA in the upcoming talks on a new national agreement

A RECORD 160,000 people attended the three-day National Ploughing Championships which concluded on a high note in Ballacolla, Co Laois, last evening.