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ICSA meets with ICBF on changes to beef breeding indexes

ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said ICBF must do more to allay farmers’ fears around the introduction of significant changes to Ireland’s beef breeding indexes. “Major changes to both Terminal and Replacement beef indexes are scheduled to be ...

15 Nov 2023 at 14:00

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Downward pressure on beef prices by factories is unacceptable says IFA

IFA National Livestock Chair Brendan Golden said the continued downward pressure applied by factories on beef prices in recent weeks is unacceptable and must stop. “The latest prime export benchmark price has now opened up a gap of 25c/kg with ...

31 Aug 2023 at 09:00

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Opening of new €25 million scheme to support the dairy beef sector

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., announced the opening of a new support measure for dairy farmers producing calves destined for beef production. The Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) has a budget of €25 ...

01 Apr 2024 at 09:00

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New Beef Welfare Scheme is a support to service providers, not farmers says IFA

IFA Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden said the National Beef Welfare Scheme announced by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue is a support for service providers, not farmers. “This is such a poorly designed scheme. The payment ...

10 Aug 2023 at 10:00

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Cattle trade is more stable says IFA

IFA National Livestock Chairperson, Angus Woods said the cattle trade was more stable over the last week with the base price for steers at €3.80/kg - some factories quoting less and others paying more. He said the base price on heifers ...

12 Sept 2017 at 10:00

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Urgent supports needed for beef and mushroom sectors as Sterling continues to fall

IFA President, Joe Healy, has said urgent Government action is needed to counteract the serious damage being done to farming enterprises in the beef and mushroom sectors arising from the recent sharp decline of Sterling. “Sterling has ...

31 Aug 2017 at 16:46

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Department calf options need much more discussion

IFA National Dairy Committee Chair Stephen Arthur said that much more discussion is needed before any changes are made to calf regulations. “A number of options were tabled by DAFM at the latest Calf Stakeholder Forum held recently ...

09 Nov 2023 at 13:00

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Prices for suckler bred stock must be re-set say ICSA

ICSA Suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has said suckler prices will have to be reset to take into account increased costs plus the fact that the average suckler only farmer makes around €9,000 per annum. “Suckler farmers have been hit ...

02 Sept 2023 at 13:00

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Bord Bia beef price tracker gap unacceptable - Cullinan

IFA President Tim Cullinan said factories must increase their prices to close the gap between prime Irish beef prices and prime export benchmark price as reported by Bord Bia. He said the Irish price is now over 40c/kg behind ...

02 Nov 2023 at 12:00

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'Supermac's and McDonald's cannot be used as an excuse for beef cuts' - Macra

Macra na Feirme has called for processors to not use the shift in consumer demand as an excuse to pull beef prices below their already unsustainable level. “Supermacs and McDonalds may be a massive user of beef for burgers ...

24 Mar 2020 at 13:06

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Nitrates figures must be updated on a weekly basis - ICSA

ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has called for nitrates figures to be updated on a rolling seven-day basis to enable farmers to keep on track of the levels of organic N/Ha on their farms. “Farmers are currently working off ...

11 Nov 2023 at 09:00

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Council supports farmers in their ongoing campaign

There is unanimous support by Leitrim County Council for the ongoing campaign by farmers to receive a fair share of the profits being made from the sale of livestock. Last Monday's meeting of the local authority heard a ...

06 Sept 2019 at 11:52

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