Minister to oppose the reintroduction of milk quotas
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture today that he would oppose any reintroduction of supply controls in the EU dairy...
View ArticleBeef labelling anomaly having a devastating impact on Irish farmers
Sinn Féin MLA Ian Milne has said an anomaly over food labelling is having a devastating impact on Irish beef farmers. Speaking after meeting with beef producers, the Mid Ulster MLA said; “We are now in...
View Article‘Planning strikes fear in farmers’
Financial planning should not just be used to get a loan or get someone out of difficulty. It should be a regular exercise and all stakeholders have to get involved, the Teagasc Dairy Expansion seminar...
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Wet May hits UK milk production
Weather conditions meant that UK milk production dropped in May. According to DairyCo heavy rainfall across a large part of the nation affected both the dry matter intake and the grazing rate of...
View ArticleFarming unions meet to discuss beef price issue
Farming union leaders from the Irish Farmers’ Association, Ulster Farmers’ Union, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, and the National Farmers’ Union met at a Presidential Summit in London yesterday (Tuesday) to...
View ArticleCoveney defends Beef Forum
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney defended the success of the Beef Forum from recent criticism of its effectiveness The Minister was before the Oireachtas Joint Committee...
View ArticleComment: Coveney to go for broke on butterfat readjustment at Luxembourg farm...
COPA-COGECA sources in Brussels have told Agriland that next week’s Council of Agriculture Ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg may well represent Ireland’s last chance to secure a political deal on the...
View ArticleIreland needs more innovative companies and farmers, new report finds
Ireland has world class innovative companies, but it does not have enough of them, a new report on Innovation in the Irish Agrifood Sector, which was launched in UCD today (Wednesday), has found. Alan...
View ArticleMinister downplays possible move from agriculture
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has moved to play down his possible departure from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine this morning. Speaking on RTE’s Morning Ireland...
View Article‘Irish milk won’t dramatically change the world price of dairy’
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has remained resolute in his confidence in the future prospects of the dairy sector despite price falls and pressures on global milk...
View ArticleEU vote allows countries decide GMO policy
EU Environmental Ministers have voted to allow individual countries decide whether or not to ban or allow the growing of genetically modified crops, GMO, in their country. European Commissioner for...
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ICBF to sell off 10 Gene Ireland AI bulls
ICBF and its Gene Ireland programme partners are now selling 10 AI bulls that have met their target semen requirement for the programme. These bulls were primarily selected based on their replacement...
View ArticleEU skim milk powder production highest since 1991
EU production of Skim Milk Powder reached its highest level since 1991 in Q1 of 2014 according to DairyCo. It says production reached 309,499 tonnes, an increase of 22% compared to the Q1 10 year...
View ArticleFarmers frustrated with failure of Minister to tackle factory price issues – IFA
With the continuing deterioration in the beef situation, IFA President Eddie Downey said livestock farmers are extremely disappointed and frustrated with the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney. In...
View ArticleComment: Time to review Fonterra’s sacred cow?
There’s a cow – not an elephant – in the room where New Zealand’s trade performance is discussed. The cow has a pretty name…Fonterra…and it is staying as quiet and still as can be, in the hope of not...
View Article‘GLAS scheme discriminates against commonage farmers’
Hill farmers are protesting next week in Dublin over the ‘inaccessibility’ of the GLAS scheme and the lack of a commonage framework plan. The protest is planned for Thursday and farmers are calling on...
View ArticleIrish beef imports put pressure on UK trade
Lower priced imports of Irish beef into the UK are making it difficult for British farmers to compete, according to EBLEX. EBLEX, which is an organisation for beef and lamb levy payers in England, has...
View ArticleTwo thirds EU of milk co-op purchased
Just two thirds of milk in the EU is co-op purchased, compared to over 90% of Irish milk, according to a report on the development of the dairy market situation. The report also highlights that Ireland...
View ArticleCountry of origin labelling on council agenda
The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers are set to discuss the laying down rules for the application of mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh chilled and frozen...
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Ireland 6th in EU heifer price league table
Ireland came in 6th in the latest EU R3 heifer price league table, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission. It says the ROI the R3 heifer price was 391.0c/kg in the w/e 1 June 2014, up slightly...
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