IFA Calls On Factories To Reverse Beef Price Cuts
IFA President Joe Healy has called on the meat factories to reverse the beef price cuts and restore some level of confidence to producers. He said that based on the market returns from the UK, it is clear the factories could easily reverse some of the price cuts of recent weeks and increase returns to […]
Strong Message From IFA To Support Farm Income In Budget ’17
Addressing Oireachtas members in Dublin as part of IFA’s pre-Budget campaign, IFA President Joe Healy said next month’s Budget is a major test of the Government’s commitment to farm families who are under serious income pressure after a year of low product and dreadful weather conditions. IFA officers who met TDs & Senators also […]
Proposed ABP/Slaney Meats Deal Is Likely To Weaken Competition – IFA
IFA President Joe Healy said an independent report commissioned by the IFA on the proposed ABP/Slaney meats deal raises serious competition issues for farmers which must be addressed by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). He was speaking at the launch of the report prepared by Dr […]
IFA Impresses On Minister Canney Need For Action On Flooding
At a meeting with OPW Minister Sean Canney, IFA President Joe Healy said farmers have an expectation that significant efforts will be made to alleviate flooding, which has become more frequent in recent times. Joe Healy said the consultation on the recently published Draft Shannon CFRAM is an opportunity to put in place measures […]
Irish Salads Market Valued At €45m At Farm Gate
IFA President Joe Healy has called on retailers to recognise the investment made by salad growers in this country, by ensuring that their produce is seen on retail shelves as a premium quality product and not used as a loss leader in retail wars. Marking the inaugural National Summer Salads Week in conjunction with […]
IFA Welcomes Opening Of Live Export Trade To Turkey
IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the Minister for Agriculture’s confirmation today that the live export trade to Turkey has opened. He said this is a very positive development for the Irish livestock sector and will add much-needed competition to the trade for weanlings and younger stock. Joe Healy said Turkey is a […]
Tackling The Farm Income Crisis My Number One Priority – Healy
In his inaugural address to the 61st Annual General Meeting of the Irish Farmers Association at the Irish Farm Centre in Dublin today (Wed), IFA President Joe Healy said tackling the Farm Income Crisis will be his number one priority. He said, “50 years after the Farmers’ Rights Campaign, IFA still has a really important […]
Farmers Worried About Sustainability Of The GII Model – Joe Healy
Speaking ahead of a meeting this afternoon with Glanbia at which he will lead an IFA Dairy Committee and County Chairmen delegation, newly-elected IFA President Joe Healy said Glanbia suppliers were genuinely questioning the level of base milk price being paid by GII, which has been consistently lower than other milk purchasers. “Farmers are […]
IFA Executive Council Decides Presidential Elections Will Be Under One Member One Vote
The IFA Executive Council has agreed a number of rule changes ahead of the national elections that will take place in April. The Executive Council has decided to move to One Member One Vote (OMOV), instead of a weighted branch vote, for the election of the next President and Deputy President of the IFA. […]
