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IFA puts sheep factory transparency concerns to Regulator
Noel Bardon
The IFA's sheep chair put the Agri-Food Regulator to task on the lack of accurate information on sheep prices that farmers currently face.
24 October 2024 News
Taoiseach and Minister to speak at farming and food conference
The ‘Farming and Food - A Sector Worth Backing’ conference will take place at the Curragh Racecourse, Co Kildare, on Thursday 31 October.
13 October 2024 News
Agri-Food Regulator looking for views on unfair trading
The regulator commissioned Coyne Research to create and monitor an online survey for farmers, fishers and growers to share their views on trading practices in the food supply chain in Ireland.
IFA’s economist calls on government to tackle ‘broken’ food value chain
Ireland's food prices have not moved in line with other EU member states over the past two decades, farmers heard at an IFA meeting on Monday.
25 September 2024 News
Agri-food regulator legislation falls short
The chair of the Agri-Food Regulator has written to the minister stating it requires powers of compellability to do its job.
18 September 2024 News
Some retailers didn’t comply with Regulator's request for data
Failure by some to give the regulator information required triggers a request to the minister for extended powers.
18 September 2024 News
ICSA backs Agri-Food Regulator’s calls for more power
The regulator has sought the power to compel players in the agri-food supply chain to turnover information to the office, as it is currently only able to ask for this data.
13 September 2024 News
Regulator seeks more power to tackle retailer stonewalling
The chair of the regulator has written to Minister McConalogue seeking an update to the agri-food supply chain transparency law.
12 September 2024 News
Agri-food regulator points consumers towards FSAI on food origin concerns
The regulator did not comment on whether it will play a role in cases where retailers suggest vegetables are of Irish origin in-store, when packaging states they are from overseas.
3 September 2024 News
Retailers not playing ball with regulator
A number of retailers have not provided data requested by the Agri-Food Regulator in relation to the egg supply chain.
24 July 2024 News
Regulator shows its teeth
The Agri-Food Regulator now knows what it must be like for farmers to deal with the retailers.
24 July 2024 Dealer
Lidl importing German eggs is deeply troubling – IFA
Lidl is the only major retailer in Ireland facing a critical shortage of eggs, as they refuse to pay a realistic price to obtain them, IFA poultry chair Nigel Sweetnam has said.
22 July 2024 News