# irish-farmers-association - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
Tim Cullinan was this evening elected president of the IFA.
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# irish-farmers-association - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
Musgrave supplies Supervalu and Centra stores.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 9 December, 2019
The latest blockade is part of the ongoing farmer campaign for an increase in beef prices.
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# irish-farmers-association - Thursday 5 December, 2019
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association are staging a protest outside an Aldi distribution centre.
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# irish-farmers-association - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
The Irish Farmers’ Association has warned that much of the crop might not get harvested this year.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 9 September, 2019
Talks between beef farmers, the Department of Agriculture and MII resumed this morning as protests continue.
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# irish-farmers-association - Thursday 5 September, 2019
Agriculture minister Michael Creed announced that new talks will take place next week.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 2 September, 2019
A man was arrested in Cavan outside a meat processing plant today.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 12 August, 2019
Talks will take place today with the Beef Plan Movement.
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# irish-farmers-association - Saturday 29 June, 2019
Gardaí are at the scene of the peaceful protest since 1pm today.
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# irish-farmers-association - Friday 28 June, 2019
The EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur today sealed a hugely significant trade deal.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 20 May, 2019
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said he has appealed to colleagues in other member states.
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# irish-farmers-association - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
The Department of Health said it may review its policy given its difficulty in sourcing cannabis product.
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# irish-farmers-association - Tuesday 25 December, 2018
Health Minister Simon Harris says he would like to see Irish farmers growing cannabis crops.
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# irish-farmers-association - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
The IFA organised today’s protest to highlight that factories have cut cattle prices to “loss-making” levels.
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# irish-farmers-association - Sunday 16 September, 2018
The IFA has said the low prices offered in some shops are “unsustainable”.
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# irish-farmers-association - Wednesday 25 April, 2018
The IFA has been contacted by around 200 farmers impacted by the issue so far this year.
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# irish-farmers-association - Thursday 22 February, 2018
The settlement relates to disputes over a severance package and a defamation case.
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# irish-farmers-association - Sunday 26 November, 2017
The bad weather throughout the summer has left farmers without sufficient amounts of fodder.
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# irish-farmers-association - Sunday 10 September, 2017
The Department of Agriculture has announced a compensation scheme of up to €15,000 for farmers affected.
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# irish-farmers-association - Wednesday 23 August, 2017
The Irish Farmers Association says up to 4,000 sheep fall victim to dog attacks each year.
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# irish-farmers-association - Thursday 3 August, 2017
Thefts can be traumatic for farmers and their families. Communities are advised to work with local gardaí and watch out for suspicious activity.
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# irish-farmers-association - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
The occupying farmers were seeking an urgent meeting with Minister Michael Creed.
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# irish-farmers-association - Saturday 22 April, 2017
The recent spell of dry weather has left firefighters battling gorse bush blazes, with farmers often blamed for starting them.
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# irish-farmers-association - Sunday 9 April, 2017
The IFA says if vulture funds come after farmers they’ll have to get to them through them first.
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# irish-farmers-association - Friday 27 January, 2017
The IFA has taken exception to a new promotion which gives away free carrots and potatoes.
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# irish-farmers-association - Thursday 5 January, 2017
The move will cause €50 million worth of damage and threaten 150 jobs, said the Irish Farmers Association.
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# irish-farmers-association - Saturday 10 September, 2016
Pieta House and the IFA are running a phoneline and counselling service.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 22 August, 2016
Buyers are being urged to ensure dealers are reputable before they buy any farm vehicles or machinery.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 18 April, 2016
The IFA are worried that hill walkers could have accidents on their lands.
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# irish-farmers-association - Wednesday 6 January, 2016
The organisation’s president Eddie Downey and general secretary Pat Smith stood down last November.
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# irish-farmers-association - Tuesday 1 December, 2015
The former IFA president said it was his choice to resign last week.
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# irish-farmers-association - Wednesday 25 November, 2015
Pat Smith stood down last week over controversy about his pay packet.
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# irish-farmers-association - Tuesday 24 November, 2015
The move comes after revelations about general secretary Pat Smith’s generous pay package.
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# irish-farmers-association - Friday 20 November, 2015
The group’s president has admitted the sum was “not sustainable and unacceptable”.
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 10 August, 2015
Farmers saying they are being paid less than it costs them to produce the commodity.
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# irish-farmers-association - Thursday 5 March, 2015
Wasn’t it the year of something else already?
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# irish-farmers-association - Saturday 21 February, 2015
But do people really care what meat makes its way into their lasagne?
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# irish-farmers-association - Monday 10 November, 2014
In the latest development, farmers are holding a 48-hour protest at meat factories around the country.
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# irish-farmers-association - Saturday 8 November, 2014
Farmers are calling for prices paid to them for beef to be increased to close the gap between Irish and UK prices.
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