Irish Farmers' Association

Micheal Haverty, IFA Galway County Chair, shares the reality of suckler and dairy beef farming in Galway- where margins are tighter than ever and farmers are being pushed to the edge. “There’ll be no margin- just working at a loss.” This is the real story behind Irish beef production- the work, the pressure, and the fight to stay viable. 👉 Full video youtu.be/N2bKp0QldSk?is… #IrishFarming #BeefFarming #IFA

IFA Farm Forestry Chair Padraig Stapleton took part at @teagasc Reforestation After Storm Damage Event in Mountbellew today. @IFAmedia

IFA Liquid Milk Chair Henry Dunne has hit out at retailers for starting a price war on milk and butter. He said liquid milk suppliers are in a precarious enough position without this negative move. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/r…

Leitrim @IFAmedia County AGM, Landmark Hotel Carrick On Shannon Guest speaker IFA DG @DamianMcdonaldW and Honorary Life Membership was presented to John Winters, Mohill/Bornacoola. Well attended and good discussion around CAP, Bord Bia, Carbon tax, Beef prices and food security.

Francie Gorman on Drive Time discussing diesel and petrol prices expected to fall following “targeted” Government measures. #FuelPrices @gormanifa

The Govt decision on agri fuel does not address the huge cost burden on farmers and contractors. The only meaningful response to the price spike is the suspension of the carbon tax. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/c…

IFA Farm Forestry Committee travelled to Brussels to voice their concerns ahead of the development for the next Forestry Programme. @IFAmedia

Listen back to IFA President @gormanifa giving his reaction to the Government's fuel measures. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

The release of the tillage sustainability payments to growers could not have come a moment too soon. It's a critical time for the sector from a planting perspective and the Iran war has added hugely to the cost base for farmers. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/t…

Listen back to Meath IFA Chair Patrick Horgan and others in Meath talk to @maurafay for Today with David McCullagh about the challenges posed by weather conditions on farms. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

We met Minister for European Affairs @ThomasByrneTD today on IFA's key priorities for Ireland’s term of the EU Presidency from July 1st. A broad and positive engagement on the MFF/CAP budget; trade deals; competitiveness & CBAM. We also covered Nature Restoration and today's Govt announcement on fuel.

The Govt measures on fuel will have little or no impact on farmers and contractors. The cut is derisory compared to other categories. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/g…

IFA Deputy President Alice Doyle, Farm Forestry Chair Padraig Stapleton with @MHealyRae at the launch of Forestry Industry Transport Group (FITG) Good Practice Guide for Managing Sustainable Timber Transport. @IFAmedia

Listen back to IFA Farm Business Chair @billokeeffe on @morningireland discussing the impact of fuel and fertiliser price spikes on farmers' costs. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

We have written to the Tanaiste @SimonHarrisTD ahead of the Govt announcement on Tuesday. The spikes in fuel and fertiliser prices require action to offset the impact on farmers. @gormanifa said higher food prices will follow unless measures to mitigate are introduced. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/g…

The behaviour of the factories on beef price has been described as opportunistic, irresponsible and reckless by IFA Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan. Their approach is utterly at odds with the sentiment in our export markets. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/b…

The IFA Deputy President met the head of DG Agri from the @EU_Commission yesterday. The focus was on the CAP budget and how it should be allocated. 🇪🇺🇮🇪 ifa.ie/farm-sectors/f…

IFA's Liam MacHale with Fergal Morris, General Manager @MSDAnimalHealth, & @SeanKellyMEP at a Health Working Group event: "No Security without Food: recognising Food Security as a Strategic Critical Infrastructure" in the @Europarl_EN this week.

The resumption of exports of Irish farmed salmon to the 🇺🇸 is a positive signal. It gives producers certainty for the next three years. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/r…

Moves by the @EU_Commission to secure a trade deal with Australia is another blow for the beef and sheep sectors. @gormanifa said it comes at a time of extreme volatility on the inputs side, which has to be taken into account. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/a…