IFA president Joe Healy has set out in a submission the top 10 priorities for agriculture to Leo Varadkar following his election as Taoiseach yesterday afternoon (June 14). He wished him success in the role and said he is looking forward to working closely with the new Taoiseach in the future. 

In the wake of dog attacks on sheep reported in the Cooley Peninsula in recent weeks, Louth Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) chairman Gerard Melia has issued a warning to all dog owners of their responsibility to keep their pets under control at all times.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed announced today (Monday, June 12) that the payment of €13.6m to approximately 96,000 farmers has commenced.

 The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) president, Joe Healy, and national livestock chairman, Angus Woods, have met with the leader of the French Beef Farmers' Association (FNB) and Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations (COPA) beef president, Jean Pierre Fleury to discuss beef, Brexit, CAP and trade deals.

The National Dairy Council (NDC) has hosted a seminar on “Quality as an Essential Component of Export Development” in the Park Hotel Dungarvan, with a farm walk hosted by Teagasc taking place on the dairy farm of the Power Family, winners of the 2016 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards.

Attending the the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of Ministers meeting in Luxembourg this week, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, welcomed a comprehensive report on the market situation but warned that now is not the time for complacency.

A record number of almost 120,000 people attended Bord Bia’s Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, recently.

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Environment chairman, Thomas Cooney, will meet with senior officials from the European Commission in Brussels where he will present the IFA’s viewpoint on proposed changes to the climate and energy rules.