Organisation: Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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EU, Government decisions ‘killed off beet industry’

EUROPEAN and Government decisions left Greencore with no realistic economic alternative but to end the Irish sugar industry, an Oireachtas committee has been informed.

Government hostile to farmers with GM foods push

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Farmers ‘losing out across all grades’

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Young bull classification expected to change

Ombudsman’s speech - Dangerous to dismiss arguments

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Budget constraints force organisation to look at private college funding

Fear stalks industry over milk testing

FARMERS live in fear of failing their milk test, and being forced to cease production, if they speak out about the crisis in the industry, according to the Dairy Farmers Crisis Group.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2010

Union says government staff should be used in factory meat inspections

A TRADE union has claimed that huge savings would arise if the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food got its own trained staff to undertake factory meat inspections currently done by external inspectors.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2009

Strong EU support for Ireland’s stance on the milk market crisis

AT least 10 other European Union member states yesterday backed Ireland’s position on the milk market crisis at a meeting in Luxembourg.

Sat, 25 Apr, 2009

Government accused of costing 30 jobs per month in shellfish sector

THIRTY jobs a month are being lost due to Government inaction to develop the salmon and shellfish sector, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was told by a delegation from the Irish Farmers Association’s Aquaculture Section.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2008