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Wet Weather Poses Risk To Potato Harvest, Warns IFA

Irish Farming Association (IFA) National Potato Chairman Thomas McKeown has warned that there is a severe risk that much of the potato crop will not be har...

Weekly Round-Up... 27 August, 2019

For a limited time only, Krispy Kreme will be offering consumers the chance to snap up a new KitKat inspired duo of doughnut, available from 26 August &nda...

IFA: July Ornua PPI Remains Above The Price Paid By Most Co-Ops

The July PPI announced today by Ornua, which dropped by 0.7 points, still leaves room for the majority of co-ops to hold their July milk price, at the very...

IFA Calls For Retailers, EU Commission To Be Included In Beef Plan Talks

President of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Joe Healy, has said that retailers and the EU Commission must be included in the talks that the Min...

IFA Finds Minister's Appeal 'Bizarre' Given Lack Of Support Details

The Irish Farmers’ Association has described the appeal by the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, to the Agri-Food sector to make sure it is re...

IFA Calls On Irish, EU Governments To Up Support In No-Deal Brexit

Given the increasing threat of a no-deal Brexit, the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned that substantially more EU and Government funding and supp...

IFA: Dairy Labour Permits Welcome, But Needed For Pig & Poultry Sectors

The Irish Farmers Association has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys of an additional 100 dair...

Retail Cost Of Lamb Cuts On The Up While Farmer Returns Fall

A recent lamb price survey has suggested that retailers are charging consumers more for the main lamb cuts, while the farmer price continues to fall. Th...