Farming

IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey has said the lamb trade is buoyant this week with factories looking for lambs and expecting a major increase in demand as the week progresses, heading into a big kill next week for the Muslim festival of Eid. John Lynskey said factories are paying €4.80 to €4.90/kg for lambs

IFA Farm Forestry Chairman, Pat Collins has warned farmers not to undervalue their timber crop, with potential earnings at clearfell of up to €25,000 per hectare for Sitka spruce plantations. He said that although the majority of farmers are not at clearfell stage, private plantations are maturing earlier due to being established on more productive

IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy has said that following the agreement of dates for farm payments there can be no delays in the payment of more than €1.6bn to farmers in this most difficult year for the agricultural sector. At a meeting with the Department of Agriculture in Portlaoise, Richard Kennedy said the timelines outlined

IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary says that the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed must show much greater urgency to introduce the IFA proposed low cost, flexible cash flow loans with built-in repayment breaks, as improving milk prices this month and beyond will not suffice to solve farmers’ 2016 cash flow difficulties. “Most farmers

The Irish Farmers Association are reporting that Factory Prices have improved this week for Lambs, Ewes and Cattle. IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman John Lynskey has said the lamb trade is stronger this week with factories paying €4.75 to €4.85 and tops of €4.90 paid. He said factories are finding it difficult to get the