British farmers claim the €100m support scheme for Irish beef could disrupt the trade in the UK.
It may be time for Leo Varadkar to head down Dungarvan way and make contact with his mother's side of the family, who still have farming links.
Pictured at the launch of the 2019 Zurich-Farming Independent Farmer of the Year Awards are Jason Byrne, Head of Agri Business at Zurich Ireland, Margaret Donnelly, Farming Editor, Irish Independent; Gillian O'Sullivan, Farmer of the Year 2018, and Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.
SOME winter barley growers are facing yield losses of 1.5t/ac due to severe problems with barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV).
Processors have warned that beef prices could fall further and farmers have ramped up protests at meat factories as the crisis in the sector deepens.
Two weeks ago, we reported on the INHFA call to exclude farmers availing of a nitrates derogation from Pillar 1 CAP payments.
The growing popularity of alternative meat is emerging as a real threat to traditional farming, a new survey has revealed.
