Co-Ops Must Set The Lead On Grain Prices – Dunne
IFA National Grain Committee Chairman Liam Dunne said farmer-owned co-ops must step up to the mark and lead the way in setting sustainable grain, oilseed and protein prices for growers this harvest. Mr Dunne said, “We are now heading into the fifth season of low grain prices, which will result in another year of […]
IFA Grain Committee Occupy Agriculture House Over Tillage Fund
Members of the IFA Grain Committee are occupying the Department of Agriculture in Kildare St this evening, seeking the full details of the tillage scheme and an urgent meeting with Minister Michael Creed. IFA wants to discuss elements of the scheme, which have been reported in the media, and which would not be acceptable to […]
Tillage Fund Welcome, But Farmers Need To See Full Details – IFA
IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed of a financial support scheme for farmers who lost crops in the 2016 harvest due to dire weather conditions. However, Joe Healy said the Department has to provide the full details of the scheme, “We would be concerned that the […]
Urgent Political Intervention Needed To Avert Collapse Of Tillage Sector
Ahead of the main harvest, IFA National Grain Chairman Liam Dunne has warned that grain farmers are facing a severe income drop this season of up to €100m due to a combination of poorer prices and much reduced yields. Liam Dunne said without political intervention on a number of fronts, the tillage sector here […]
IFA Demand Action On Grain Income Crisis
Speaking following an IFA grain growers protest in Foynes port in Limerick on Tuesday, IFA National Grain Chairman Liam Dunne said grain farmers are extremely angry that some traders and brokers have sourced imported barley when plentiful supplies of quality native grain are available. Liam Dunne said, “Grain farmers are frustrated at the failure […]
Failure To Renew The Authorisation Of Glyphosate Will Deliver A Killer Blow To Tillage Farming – Dunne
IFA National Grain Committee Chairman Liam Dunne said that the failure by the EU to renew the approval of the herbicide glyphosate in the absence of alternative active ingredients to control economically important weeds will deliver a killer blow to the Irish and wider EU tillage sector. Mr Dunne said, “It is very clear […]
