Organisation: Irish Dairy Industries Association

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Cormac Healy takes on lead meat industry role

Meat Industry Ireland, which represents the meat industry within Ibec, has appointed Cormac Healy as senior executive director.

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Farmers seek support for role in expansion plan

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Ten-year agri-food strategy praised

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Threat to co-ops if EU milk package derogation changed

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Farmers welcome sector blueprint but say Government support is vital

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Agri-diesel to cost more under new carbon tax

Carbon tax to ‘undermine the competitiveness of Irish exporters’

THE introduction of a carbon tax will undermine the competitiveness of Irish exporters, give advantage to imported food products and place more jobs at risk in the food sector.

Sat, 12 Dec, 2009

Dairy industry: Carbon Tax will damage competitiveness

The Irish Dairy Industries Association (IDIA) today warned that the Carbon Tax introduced in today's Budget will undermine the competitiveness of Irish exporters.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2009

Minister to set up consultative group to advise on dairy sector

A CONSULTATIVE group to advise him on medium and long term measures for the dairy sector is to be set up by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Brendan Smith.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2009

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.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2009

Winding down of quotas will begin in 2008

AFTER a hectic three years of change for the EU dairy industry, all that remains is to end milk quotas.

Thu, 01 Mar, 2007

Milk firms seek EU ‘road map’ to 2015

THE EU must continue to manage its dairy products market while dismantling its more-than-20-year-old milk quota system, warned the Irish Dairy Industries Association (IDIA) this week.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2007

IDIA warns energy price hike puts strain on farms

THE dairy industry has warned that proposals for energy price increases would put it under intolerable strain.

Tue, 12 Sep, 2006

Coughlan urged to take tough stance in the wake of WTO talks collapse

THE multi-billion euro Irish beef and dairy industries have urged Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan to remain resolute in her defence of European agribusiness following the collapse of the WTO talks.

Wed, 26 Jul, 2006

NGO thumbs down is latest blow for WTO

MORE than 100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) demanded this week that the WTO round be “buried”, because it “precluded any possibility of benefiting the majority of the world’s population”.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2006

Geneva talks crucial to farming

IT is going to be a crucial week for Irish farmers in the world trade negotiations in Geneva.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2006