IFA Hosts Brexit Event For Border Counties
The Irish Farmers Association is hosting a Brexit Event – Implications for Border Counties Post Brexit – in the Glencarn Hotel in Castleblayney Co Monaghan this evening starting at 8pm. The purpose of this event is to discuss the current state of play of the Brexit negotiations and the implications for farming and the agri-food industry, especially […]
Minister Must Get A Grip Of Fodder Crisis
IFA President Joe Healy wrote to Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed in advance of his meeting with Teagasc and co-ops on the fodder crisis. The letter proposed real and concrete measures the Minister must implement to assist farmers through the current fodder crisis. Joe Healy said, “I cannot stress enough the pressure that the current […]
Minister’s Response On Fodder Too Little Too Late – IFA
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed’s acknowledgement today of the extent and seriousness of the fodder shortage across the country is too little too late, IFA President Joe Healy has said. He said the Minister’s announcement that he will subsidise the importation of fodder is welcome but should have been in place before now. “The […]
Weather Crisis Requires Emergency Action – IFA
IFA President Joe Healy has insisted Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed pull together an emergency response to tackle the fodder and income crisis on farms due to the unprecedented weather conditions this spring. Mr. Healy said that the extreme weather conditions are causing havoc and untold stress at farm level, “The situation is close […]
IFA Meets UK Farm Leaders On Shared Brexit Concerns
With a year to go to ‘Brexit Day’, March 29th 2019, IFA President Joe Healy has warned rapid progress in the withdrawal agreement negotiations is needed to avoid a disastrous no-deal scenario and UK cheap food policy. Joe Healy said, “While the transition period agreed earlier this month gives some certainty, that will only […]
Major IFA-EU Commission Event With Phil Hogan
MAKING CAP 2020 WORK FOR YOU’ – FRIDAY APRIL 20TH AT 7PM IN O’LOUGHLIN GAELS GAA CLUB, KILKENNY ‘Making CAP 2020 Work for You’ is the theme of a major IFA–EU Commission Citizens’ Dialogue event to be held on Fri, April 20th in Kilkenny. Inviting all farmers, agri-business and the general public to […]
All Promised Scheme Funding Must Be Paid To Farmers – IFA
IFA President Joe Healy has said that it is vital that the full allocation of funding to the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 is used, and that any saving arising from underspends in some schemes must be put into existing schemes or used to support new schemes. The IFA President was commenting on IFA analysis […]
Agriculture Sector Prioritised In Work Permits Review – IFA
Following a meeting with Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) Heather Humphreys, IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the commitment from the Minister that her Department is treating the review of the criteria for issuing work permits for farm workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) as a matter of urgency. The […]
IFA Says Law Reform Commission’s Proposal Will Undermine Property Rights
IFA President Joe Healy has strongly rejected proposals by the Law Reform Commission that could see farmers receive less for their land acquired under state Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs). Proposed changes to the law would reduce the compensation paid to property owners impacted by infrastructure developments. Furthermore, the IFA President said that the proposals could […]
