IFA

No Back-Sliding On The Backstop And No Time Limit, IFA

Speaking at the IFA National Council meeting in Dublin, IFA President Joe Healy said the Brexit talks are the most important negotiations for the future of...

IFA Calls For Strong, Independent Retail Regulator To Prevent UTPs

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has briefed members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & the Marine of the Unfair Trading P...

IFA Welcomes Small Steps In Budget, Says More Needs To Be Done: Budget 2019

Budget 2019 is ‘some acknowledgment’ of the recent income difficulties in farming, but more still needs to be done, according to the president...

IFA: Minister Creed Must Deliver For Farming, Rural Areas In Budget 2019

With significant additional resources available to the Government for Budget 2019 and talk of economic overheating and ‘rainy day’ funds, the I...

Farmer Group Welcomes Merger, Warns It Must Deliver 'For All Farmers'

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has welcomed the announced merger between Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick, but it has warned the two that they must now...

Two More Major Farmer Groups To Abstain From Next Week's Beef Forum

Both the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) and the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) have said that they will...

IFA Abstain From Beef Forum To Lead Protest Outside The Event

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is set to lead a protest of farmers outside the beef forum taking place next week, according to the Irish Independent....

IFA Calls On Irish Co-ops To Match EU Trend And Increase Milk Price

Dairy farmers’ backs are to the wall, according to the IFA, and only higher milk prices will help with the massive expenditure increase on fodder and...