The Clare county Chair of the ICMSA is urging supermarkets and co-ops to bear the brunt of price drops in milk. Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and Supervalu have all dropped their prices by 10 cent this weekend, amid fears it could trigger a full-scale price-war. Martin McMahon says passing on the cut in prices to dairy […]
The Clare-based General Secretary of the ICSA has warned that a combination of policy decisions will threaten food security and undoubtedly lead to higher prices in the shops for consumers. Eddie Punch is calling on the Government to include extra support towards the cost of fertiliser in its cost-of-living support package on Tuesday. The Cratloe […]
Clare farmers are hitting out at proposals to reduce national herd numbers in the revised Climate Action Plan. Ministers are set to sign off on new targets at a Cabinet meeting tomorrow. Proposals to cut the national herd by ten percent on a voluntary basis, along with reducing the number of private cars on roads […]
The Clare-based chair of the Independent Farmers Of Ireland group believes the agri-food regulator has been set up to fail. Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue has received government support for the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill which will establish a new independent statutory authority to investigate unfair trading practices. The regulator can look into […]
Concern is being expressed at what’s being described as ‘discriminatory’ proposals towards farmers in the new County Development Plan. New proposals show only landowners with 20 hectares or more will be legally recognised as farmers here going forward. It could lead to issues in terms of planning and entitlements on lands of lower density in […]