IFA president John Bryan led the launch in Dublin last week of the farming and agri-business YES campaign for the Stability Treaty.
TEAGASC HAS appointed Tullow native Paddy Browne as head of its crops, environment and land use programme.
IFA national sheep committee chairman James Murphy has said that lamb prices have stabilised, with an increase in the French market of 20c/kg this week, and factories are paying €5.80/kg for spring lamb.
THE HEALTH and Safety Authority was last week joined by Kilkenny senior hurling manager Brian Cody in launching a farm safety poster competition, open to primary school children nationwide.
AN innovative opportunity for tillage farmers offering new markets for straw has created a buzz among local producers.
THE ICMSA has said that the fall in the international dairy markets “requires calm approach”.
THE upcoming Stability Treaty referendum was one of the main items on the agenda when deputy Pat Deering met the executive of Carlow IFA in the Dolmen Hotel recently.
THE announcement by EirGrid that it intends to upgrade its network infrastructure has been cautiously welcomed by the IFA.
THERE IS little doubt that slowing the development of anthelmintic resistance is a critical issue in the Irish sheep sector.
THE BAN on cheese advertising lacks any credibility and is more likely to damage than improve children’s diets, according to the IFA.