Drought Conditions Place Huge Pressure On Vegetable Growers

IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the Teagasc report which quantifies the impact of the continuing drought on the Irish field vegetable sector. The report concludes that at best, growers have significant yield reductions while in other situations entire crops have perished.   It also details the extra financial costs incurred from irrigation etc.as growers battle to […]

Aldi accused of pushing vegetable growers to extinction

IFA President Eddie Downey today (Mon) said the current behaviour of all the major retailers towards vegetable growers will ensure the extinction of this specialised production sector and prevent Irish consumers from getting premium quality vegetables, as they will be substituted by imports. The IFA President was addressing vegetable and potato growers who were protesting […]