The IFA warns dairy farmers are “near breaking point” as supermarkets cut milk prices. Four of Ireland’s biggest retailers have announced price cuts this weekend. Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and Supervalu have announced that the price …
Hiking the carbon tax represents a major blow to hard-pressed farm families The Rural Independent Group of TDs has strongly criticised Budget 2023 for its abject failure to support hard-pressed farmers, who are being hammered …
Farmers around the country say that they’re now under real pressure from the government and indeed that their livelihood itself is now at risk as a result of the demands laid in front of them. …
The man who loves cabbages and carbon targets, the third in command of the country, yours truly, the Green Party’s Mr Eamon Ryan is no longer happy with the latest developments in emissions targets. Ryan …
The heads of government have reached an agreement on the reduction of carbon emissions for the agricultural sector. Farmers are urged to reduce their emissions by 25% by 2030, taking into account a series of …
The Minister for complaining… sorry, I mean the Minister for Agriculture Eamon Ryan is embroiled in what could turn out to be a seriously nasty row between himself, his department, the government and farmers around …
Arguably one of the most detested politicians in recent times, the Green Party leader has found himself in the middle of a major row with Irish farmers over emission cuts. Along with the disgraceful fuel …
Farmer protests continue in Holland as international media accused of ignoring demonstrations for fear it will encourage similar movements in other nations. The government of the Netherlands intend to impose reductions on emissions of supposedly …
Last month, we highlighted the spiralling income crisis in the pig sector, which the government has allowed to reach a catastrophic crisis point. The pig sector requires an immediate €30 million financial state-aid package to …
Farmers have been protesting outside Lidl shops in Cavan and Monaghan, saying that they are not happy about the supermarket chain’s promotion on large chickens. According to RTE, the promotion, which has been running since …
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