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#Ploughing16: IFA set to launch a home and farm security checklist
#Ploughing16: IFA set to launch a home and farm security checklist
A checklist to help farmers assess and improve their farm and home security will be launched at the ploughing championships.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Ireland told to up its game on conservation
Ireland told to up its game on conservation

Ireland has been warned by the European Commission to designate more special areas of conservation. 

Thu, 05 May, 2016

EU ministers oppose offer for 78,000 tonnes of beef sales to South America
EU ministers oppose offer for 78,000 tonnes of beef sales to South America

The EU proposal to offer South American countries a quota for 78,000 tonnes of beef sales in the EU was opposed this week by agriculture ministers from 20 EU member states.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2016

Meat industry stakeholders urge EU caution on Mercosur
Meat industry stakeholders urge EU caution on Mercosur

Farmers, meat factories and the Department of Agriculture are all pushing to ensure the European Commission does not offer beef import quota concessions to South American countries.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Simon Coveney flags threat to beef sector
Simon Coveney flags threat to beef sector

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney is urging the European Commission to keep sensitive products such as beef off the table until the end of the Mercosur trade talks.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Irish Farmers Association: Trade agreement ‘negative’ for Ireland
Irish Farmers Association: Trade agreement ‘negative’ for Ireland

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has called on Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to intervene and prevent an exchange of offers on a trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group of South American countries.

Fri, 01 Apr, 2016

Stephen Cadogan: IFA figures challenging but could have been worse
Stephen Cadogan: IFA figures challenging but could have been worse

The number of fully paid-up members eligible to vote in the upcoming IFA elections stands at 75,501, said IFA National Chairman Jer Bergin last week.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016

Farmers warn National Parks and Wildlife Service and Birdwatch Ireland to stay clear of their land
Farmers warn National Parks and Wildlife Service and Birdwatch Ireland to stay clear of their land

Farmers have launched a poster campaign instructing the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Birdwatch Ireland to keep off their land.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016

First votes cast in IFA leadership elections
First votes cast in IFA leadership elections

The first votes in the election for the next president and deputy president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) were cast last night.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2016

Next Government must prioritise farm incomes, say farmers voting for new IFA president
Next Government must prioritise farm incomes, say farmers voting for new IFA president

The Irish Farmers Association is calling on the next Government to prioritise farm incomes.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2016

IFA begins process of rebuilding trust as it predicts levy contributions to fall by 12%
IFA begins process of rebuilding trust as it predicts levy contributions to fall by 12%

The IFA has seen 528 members cancel their membership since November, when the organisation’s salaries and other payments to senior executives were the subject of extensive public scrutiny.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2016

Competition begins to find the 2016 FBD Young Farmer of the Year
Competition begins to find the 2016 FBD Young Farmer of the Year

The search has started to find the 2016 FBD Young Farmer of the Year which will have an overall €3,000 travel bursary for the winner.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Macra news: Challenge laid down to young farmers
Macra news: Challenge laid down to young farmers

The search is officially under way for the 18th Young Farmer of the Year.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Negative reactions to milk supply control plan
Negative reactions to milk supply control plan

EU member states have been cleared to offer cash to dairy farmers reduce their milk supply, expected to be about 10c per litre of supply reduction they achieve.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

New EU aid measures adjustable for each state
New EU aid measures adjustable for each state

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said this week’s EU support measures for dairy and pigmeat sectors reflected most of the demands presented by Ireland.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Time to rediscover our lifelong love for humble potato
Time to rediscover our lifelong love for humble potato

THE inherited love that Irish people have for the humble spud is growing again after a brief cooling off in the 430-year relationship.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Farmers voice anger at below-cost vegetables at protests outside Lidl and Aldi
Farmers voice anger at below-cost vegetables at protests outside Lidl and Aldi

Below-cost vegetable sales are driving farmers out of a sector worth €350m annually to the local economy, the IFA said at protests outside Lidl and Aldi outlets.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

News Q&A: EU fertiliser import duty costs its farmers €920m
News Q&A: EU fertiliser import duty costs its farmers €920m
IFPRI fertiliser report

Thu, 03 Mar, 2016

Potato growers waiting 90 days for payment
Potato growers waiting 90 days for payment
Potato growers have to wait 45 to 90 days for payment, IFA national chairman, Jer Bergin, told yesterday’s National Potato Conference in Dublin.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

National Potato Conference hears potato consumption up first time in seven years
National Potato Conference hears potato consumption up first time in seven years
Irish consumption of potatoes is up for the first time in seven years, with further gains set to follow a new promotional campaign — ‘Potatoes: More Than A Bit On The Side’.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Farmers and food producers seek fairness from retailers
Farmers and food producers seek fairness from retailers
Farmers and food producers throughout Europe are heaping pressure on national and EU authorities to take firmer positions on retail practices.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Every vote will count in IFA elections in April
Every vote will count in IFA elections in April
IFA debates in every county before votes are cast.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2016

IFA agrees road land acquisition deal
IFA agrees road land acquisition deal
A fixed payment of €3,000 per acre for all lands and associated areas acquired for national road improvement works has been agreed between the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII); and the Irish Farmers Association

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Grocery rules that provide ‘safeguard’ for suppliers signed into law
Grocery rules that provide ‘safeguard’ for suppliers signed into law
New regulations aimed at protecting suppliers and rebalancing relationship with major retailers and wholesalers have been signed into law.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2016

Industry’s plea for protection from giant retail chains following reveal of Tesco's treatment of suppliers
Industry’s plea for protection from giant retail chains following reveal of Tesco's treatment of suppliers
Farmers and food companies have renewed calls for legislation to protect them from the retail giants, after the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator revealed Tesco’s high-handed and roughshod treatment of its suppliers.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Grocery ombudsman ‘a must’ for food fairness, says IFA's Jer Bergin
Grocery ombudsman ‘a must’ for food fairness, says IFA's Jer Bergin
Ireland needs to follow the UK’s example and create a strong, independent grocery ombudsman, says IFA national chairman, Jer Bergin.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Funding for farm schemes will be burning election issue
Funding for farm schemes will be burning election issue
IFA leaders put thoughts of their own elections in April aside this week.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

IFA calls for agri-focus in election manifestos
IFA calls for agri-focus in election manifestos
The viability of family farms has been threatened by a combination of reduced national funding for farm schemes, lower CAP supports, and greater exposure to volatile world markets, the IFA claimed yesterday.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2016

Government relaxes hedge-burning rules for August
Government relaxes hedge-burning rules for August
Farmers have welcomed decisions by Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Minister Heather Humphreys to allow for managed hedge cutting and burning on a pilot basis in certain areas within the existing closed period.

Wed, 30 Dec, 2015

Rural crime: Communities band together to defeat scourge of burglary
Rural crime: Communities band together to defeat scourge of burglary
Colin Connolly, the IFA’s recently appointed rural crime-prevention executive is running the Theft Stop programme and is also helping the association in the areas of policy and development, particularly when it comes to issues touching on justice, equality and rural affairs.

Sun, 27 Dec, 2015

IFA puts chairman in place until elections
IFA puts chairman in place until elections

The Irish Farmers’ Association has put a national chairman in place until elections are held for a new president.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

Jer Bergin will lead IFA until election
Jer Bergin will lead IFA until election
IFA National Treasurer Jer Bergin has been elected National Chairman, to lead the Association until the election of a new President is completed.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

IFA election may be in April at earliest
IFA election may be in April at earliest
IFA is likely to remain without an elected president until April of 2016, at least.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2015

VIDEO: Ex-IFA boss Eddie Downey: I’ve been thrown under the bus
VIDEO: Ex-IFA boss Eddie Downey: I’ve been thrown under the bus
Speaking for the first time since he resigned as president of the IFA, Eddie Downey has said he only became aware of the full remuneration package that general secretary Pat Smith was receiving on November 19 and he acted on that information within hours.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

IFA to withhold Pat Smith’s ‘void’ €2m severance deal
IFA to withhold Pat Smith’s ‘void’ €2m severance deal
The IFA is to withhold the €2m severance package agreed between its former president and its now- departed secretary general on the basis that it is legally void.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

IFA fallout: Candidates prepare to throw hats in the ring to be the next IFA president
IFA fallout: Candidates prepare to throw hats in the ring to be the next IFA president
An election to pick the next president of the IFA is already under way even though the only person to state his candidacy as of yesterday afternoon is the subject of a motion seeking his removal.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

IFA fallout: Hard to find any positives in the bad publicity
IFA fallout: Hard to find any positives in the bad publicity
The old saying goes, “there is no such thing as bad publicity” but the past week’s revelations on pay and remuneration of the former chief executive and general secretary of the IFA, Pat Smith, have undoubtedly damaged the organisation.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

Eddie Downey resigns as IFA face multi-million euro legal pay battle
Eddie Downey resigns as IFA face multi-million euro legal pay battle
Irish Farmers Association president Eddie Downey has been forced to resign after it emerged that the growing financial scandal engulfing the powerful lobby group is now set for a multi-million euro legal battle.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

IFA salaries: Review set to be complete in December
IFA salaries: Review set to be complete in December
The rebooted review into the IFA’s internal structures could be complete by December 15, with its findings likely to be presented to a meeting of the farming body’s national council.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

IFA salaries: Who are the key players?
IFA salaries: Who are the key players?
Pat Smith, IFA general secretary, who stepped down last week.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

Farming families report more than 2,500 crimes in first half of last year
Farming families report more than 2,500 crimes in first half of last year
There were more than 2,500 reported crimes affecting farm families in the first half of last year, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2015

Downey hits major points of his strategy
Downey hits major points of his strategy
Farm incomes must be improved by securing premium prices and reducing input costs, and the fear surrounding farm inspections must end.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2014

New IFA president Downey vows to make farm incomes a priority
New IFA president Downey vows to make farm incomes a priority

Co Meath man Eddie Downey has been elected as the new president of the IFA.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2013

Vegetable growers suffering in retailers’ pre-Christmas price war
Retailers have been accused of making a mockery of vegetable and potato growers by using giveaway prices in their pre-Christmas price war.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2013

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