Person: President John Dillon

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Mandelson the biggest WTO loser

CONTROVERSY has raged over whether a better deal could have been worked for Irish farmers when the end of export refunds was agreed in WTO talks last weekend.

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Income up 19.8%

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WTO deal step in process

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IFA to elect new president

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Minister: Ireland will benefit from WTO deal

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Fine Gael chastise Cowen over 'Homer Simpson' promises

Expectations lower in WTO

TRADE ministers headed to Geneva for crucial WTO negotiations this week with lowered expectations of finalising a first blueprint for a crucial December meeting in Hong Kong.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2005

Some farmers out of tune

AFTER a year of warnings from farmers to cut processing costs first, rather than milk prices, Glanbia plc are baffled by the reaction to their decision to close their Kilmeaden plant.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2005

IFA’s strength in numbers

WITH six months still to go in a four year term, IFA President John Dillon and his team can look back with pride on a job well done.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Dillon: average farm income just €6,000 without EU

WITHOUT the new European Union single farm payment, farmers would have an average income of €6,000, the Irish Farmers Association declared yesterday.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2005

IFA in warning over below cost selling on groceries

THE Groceries Order, which bans below cost selling of certain goods, must be retained.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2005

IFA welcomes 3.5% increase in agri-incomes

A 3.5% increase in agricultural income for 2004 represents a slight improvement in the situation of farmers, IFA President John Dillon said today.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2005

€17.5m premia aid boost for farmers

Some 25,000 beef farmers will benefit from an extra €17.5 million in premia aid this year.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2005

IFA take sugar row back to Brussels

The Irish Farmers' Association will head to Brussels next Monday in a protest against proposed EU reforms to the sugar industry.

Fri, 15 Jul, 2005

State aid for up to 50 biofuel projects

NEARLY 50 applications for biofuel production have been received by the Government, and several projects are being grant-aided already, revealed Minister for Agriculture and Food Mary Coughlan at this week’s biofuel conference organised by the IFA.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2005

IFA’s message for Blair

“TELL Tony Blair this issue is non-negotiable,” was IFA’s message to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as he travelled to today’s EU Summit meeting.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

Last call from Dillon

IFA President John Dillon made a final call on Tuesday on any farmers who haven't made their SPS application to do so immediately.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Marts: Lamb prices showed a slight recovery at the factories yesterday with producers being offered a base price of up to 420c/kg (150p/lb) talks between producers and processors on price were described by both sides as “constructive”.

Fri, 13 May, 2005

Hot summer for EU leaders

LEADERS of the 25 member states will be under intense pressure between now and June to agree the EU budgets for 2007 to 2013.

Thu, 12 May, 2005

Sheep farmers end price protests

Protests by sheep farmers outside processing plants ended today after manufacturers quoted higher prices for lamb, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) said.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2005

Nitrates Directive sparks fury

Stephen Cadogan

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Macra defended as IFA members oppose reforms

FARMERS have backed Macra na Feirme, putting up strong resistance to IFA's proposals to establish its own young farmers section.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2005

Single Farm Payment in EU budget turmoil

THE Single Farm Payment (SFP) is at the centre of two years of EU political turmoil now kicking off.

Thu, 20 Jan, 2005

Poultry row resolved

A ROW over poultry prices between Castlemahon Foods and members of the West Limerick Co-op Poultry Producers Society Ltd (WLCPP) has been resolved.

Thu, 16 Dec, 2004

IFA for cultural integration

MORE than 6,000 migrant workers are employed on farms around the country, mainly in horticulture, and have played a vital role in farm productivity, according to IFA.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Fine Gael warns of danger to beef industry

THE €1.3 billion beef industry must not be undermined, Fine Gael stressed yesterday as the fall in cattle prices dominated the talk among farmers.

Wed, 29 Sep, 2004

No export refund cut-off before 2015

AN export subsidies cut-off point in 2015 or 2017 is visualised if last week’s framework for concluding WTO negotiations forms part of an eventual WTO trade deal.

Thu, 05 Aug, 2004

Billion on table for six years of rural development

A BILLION euro for rural development in Ireland from 2007 to 2013 is on the cards if we retain our share of the available Brussels funding.

Thu, 22 Jul, 2004

Dillon spells out derogation danger

THE derogation approach to the Nitrates Directive is totally inappropriate, the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Environment was told this week by IFA President John Dillon.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004

French claim EU has erred tactically

THE French Government says the EU made a "a serious tactical mistake" when Agriculture Ministers in Killarney last week backed the Commissions' proposal to eliminate all its export refunds and subsidies.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Farm women to guide school project

FARM women are to help bring agriculture into the classroom in a pilot project launched by Agri Aware and the IFA.

Sat, 03 Apr, 2004

Plan on nitrates ‘could cost €1bn’

THE cost to farmers of implementing the Government’s draft action programme on nitrates could be over €1 billion, the IFA claimed yesterday.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2004

More force majeure time

FARMERS pleading exceptional circumstances which could reduce their Single Farm Payment entitlements after 2005 have been given a two week extension, to February 6, of tomorrow’s original closing date.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2004

Retired farmers hit out at IFA

RETIRED farmers whose futures have been thrown into disarray by the Fischler Reform hit out at IFA this week.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2004

Deaths check

AGRICULTURE Minister Joe Walsh has asked the Central Veterinary Laboratory to investigate the mortality of about 3% in the cattle herd, which he described as “disappointingly high, given that welfare and husbandry standards in Ireland are high”.

Thu, 18 Dec, 2003

Support for farm expansion sought

THE IFA is seeking Government support for capacity building on farms to meet demands for greater scale and competitiveness following reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Fri, 31 Oct, 2003

IFA stands over results of beef origin survey

THE IFA said yesterday it stands over the results of its beef origin and labelling survey.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2003

IFA seeks talks on CAP reform deal

The IFA is to seek an immediate meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern under social partnership to assess the impact of the CAP reform package agreed in Luxembourg last week.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2003

Future of dairy farmers livelihoods at risk

Farmers are looking for a special task force to secure the future of the dairy sector in the wake of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2003

Farming groups angry over deal

THE country’s two main farming bodies, the IFA and the ICMSA, have given a hostile reception to the deal on CAP reform.

Fri, 27 Jun, 2003

IFA concerned at direction of CAP reforms

The Irish Farmers Association says it is concerned at the direction in which the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy is heading.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2003

Organic nitrogen limit draws nearer

DETAILED provisions of the programme to protect water from agricultural pollution will be developed in the coming months, in consultation with farming organisations and other interested parties, following the Government announcement of a “whole national territory” approach to the EU Nitrates Directive.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2003