Clare FM
23rd April 2021
The Clare Chair of the Beef Plan Movement has expressed doubt as to whether plans aimed at securing better incomes will be successful.
It comes as the Agriculture Minister has moved to reassure Clare farmers that the establishment of a Food Ombudsman Officer will be an importnat step in securing better prices.
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Over a dozen local authority’s across the country have now passed motions calling for an independent meat regulator to be established, among them Clare County Council.
This week, elected representatives unanimously backed a call for a the position of a regulator to be created, and that this office be given substantial powers to protect farmers and to ensure they get fairer prices.