Tomás Doyle

@ConceptDairy @tirlan_ @TirlanFarmLife @Bordbia @farmersjournal @darraghmccullou so musgraves have increased the cost of 2 litre of milk from 2.68 to 3.02 cpl to the consumer - if a dairy farmer has to buy 2 litres of milk in the shop he has to now produce 8.5 litres of milk

A derogation at what price? Ciaran Mullooly MEP has described the latest information on the Nitrates Derogation—now emerging from informed sources—as placing Ireland on an unfair and ineffective form of environmental parole. It appears that the conditions proposed for extending the derogation from 1st January will be extremely stringent, leaving Irish farmers on some form of an environmental leash, while other sectors—such as local authorities and heavy industry—do not face the same level of forensic scrutiny. Despite huge investment by irish farmers in new measures to help improve water quality, the European Commission seems intent on adopting an approach whereby any single breach of either the Habitats Directive or water-quality obligations—even when not attributable to agriculture—could jeopardise the entire derogation. That is an unacceptable and disproportionate burden to place on the farming community at a time when untreated sewage is still flowing from municipal sites directly to our rivers and lakes in many parts of the country. Such an arrangement would represent much too high a price to pay for rural irelands key economic driver and may well reflect weak and ineffective negotiation on the part of our Government. Ireland is fully entitled to a nitrates derogation based on its unique and award-winning grass-based beef model and the best available science. I strongly reject the suggestion—implicit in the Commission’s approach—that the Irish dairy and farming sector is somehow “guilty” for the sins of others and must now prove its innocence through an exhaustive and one-sided examination of water quality and habitats compliance. Where has the principle of the freedom to farm gone? Irish farmers deserve fairness, balance, and evidence-based regulation—not suspicion, double standards, and punitive conditions that disregard other sources of environmental pressure. I await next Tuesday’s final decision on the derogation in Brussels with some trepidation and a great deal of scepticism . Farmers need a way to get on with their work - in producing high quality food and looking after the environment and we cannot put obstacles in their way that present a very serious road block to both objectives. ends

Big announcement coming soon keep your eyes peeled

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𝙄𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙧 🎤 Despite a poor start to the season, Newcastle fans still believe they can compete with the Premier League's 'Big Six' clubs! How long before the Magpies can be considered genuine contenders for the title?

Cork are the new Mayo #GAA #AllIrelandHurlingFinal

We need to see more of this work ethic in the country. Didn’t even take a day off work to go to his sentencing hearing.

Germany knock top seeds England out of the World Cup of Darts 🎯

What are the farmers planning?!?!?

GDT +4.8% globaldairytrade.info/en/product-res…

Most important debate on The Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture. There are 8 government party MEPs in the EP. During the election they spoke of how it was vital to elect people who are 'serious' about the Parliament. Not a single one of them have turned up to speak.

BUTTER AT 28-MONTH HIGH: The Dutch raised their official butter commodity price by €280 to €7,350/t—its highest level since Apr 2022. WMP is up €100 at €4,060/t, SMP (food) up €50 to €2,380/t and whey powder up €20 to €690/t. SMP (feed) was left unchanged at €2,340/t

@daraobriain needs to give up that comedy craic and go into the hurling punditry full-time 🏑

Basically a character introduction for a Ross O' Carroll Kelly book.

“Murder of a GAA Chairman”, Monday 9.35 pm, RTÉ. ⁦@FPF_Docs⁩ ⁦@RTEOne⁩ ⁦@loughran_clare⁩ ⁦@KRWLaw⁩ ⁦@EimhearONeill⁩ ⁦@AG_Tully⁩

@AgritechIreland @Aedraen @joeockyle @GreeneBenny

⛅ With reseeding having been hindered in 2023. It is on many farmers minds this year. For a chance to win 10 x Bags of one of our Tipperary Grass Mixtures Simply: - LIKE THIS POST AND FOLLOW OUR PAGE 👍🏻 - SHARE THIS POST ✅ - TAG 3 X FARMERS 🔖 Draw will take place 10th May

@Aedraen Looking forward to the ice skating

RTE executives seeing Kneecap show support for Palestine

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