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Farmers cannot bear the cost of retailers’ price cuts

Price campaigns designed to attract footfall into retailers' stores are very damaging and ultimately undermine the value of what farmers produce, the IFA maintains.

COMMUNITY 6 March 2024

Farmers cannot bear the cost of retailers’ price cuts

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IFA meets with Coveney to discuss staffing crisis in horticulture sector

IFA meets with Coveney to discuss staffing crisis in horticulture sector

COMMUNITY 21 February 2024

In pictures: the final round of presentations to outgoing members

In pictures: the final round of presentations to outgoing members

COMMUNITY 7 February 2024

In pictures: presentations to outgoing officers

In pictures: presentations to outgoing officers

In pictures: presentations to outgoing officers

COMMUNITY 31 January 2024

IFA: a year in review

IFA: a year in review

IFA: a year in review

COMMUNITY 21 December 2022

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Overhaul of the proposed residential land tax needed

Overhaul of the proposed residential land tax needed

IFA farm business chair Rose Mary McDonagh said the RZLT is a "poorly-designed, ill-targeted, disproportionate tax on farm families."

COMMUNITY 7 September 2022

Minister Hackett must do more on wool issue – IFA

Minister Hackett must do more on wool issue – IFA

The IFA sheep chair said there are huge opportunities to develop a unique brand for Irish wool and that this work must commence immediately.

COMMUNITY 7 September 2022

Strong co-op grain prices needed given input cost surge

Strong co-op grain prices needed given input cost surge

While grain prices are around 30% higher than last year, costs have increased by a similar amount, IFA grain chair Kieran McEvoy said.

COMMUNITY 7 September 2022

Protests at discounters over failure to return price increase to farmers

Protests at discounters over failure to return price increase to farmers

IFA poultry vice chair Brendan Soden said egg producers are strongly considering not restocking their farms if failure to provide a viable income continues

COMMUNITY 7 September 2022

Proposals from Commission on Taxation further targeting the farming sector

Proposals from Commission on Taxation further targeting the farming sector

IFA president Tim Cullinan said the proposals in the Commission on Taxation and Welfare (COTW) report will only cause uncertainty for farm families.

COMMUNITY 7 September 2022

Funding and time required to see results on farms of promising Teagasc research

Funding and time required to see results on farms of promising Teagasc research

IFA environment chair Paul O’Brien praised the recent Teagasc open day at Johnstown Castle and urged Government to set aside "adequate funding" to allow the organisation to continue its research.

COMMUNITY 7 September 2022

IFA president pays tribute to former chief economist Con Lucey

IFA president pays tribute to former chief economist Con Lucey

Con Lucey was "one of the country’s most talented economists" who advocated for a "modern, competitive Irish agriculture with family farming at its heart," Tim Cullinan said.

COMMUNITY 7 September 2022

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