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Intent: To highlight Macra's concerns about the fodder crisis ::To presents the views of young farmers ::Put forward solutions for assisting farmers effected by the fodder crisis
Details: Meeting with Minister for Agriculture on Fodder Crisis
Intent: Highlight the longstanding relationship between Lakeland Dairies and Mars, outlining it's contribution to Ireland's dairy sector, support for rural communities and the creation of economic value across the agri-food supply chain.
Details: Meeting with Martin Heydon
Intent: To raise awareness of how innovative techniques can improve crop resilience and support the Irish agricultural supply chain
Details: Plant Biotechnology
Intent: Meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, at Danone’s Wexford factory to provide an overview of Danone’s operations in Ireland and its role in the Irish agri-food and dairy sectors.
Details: Invitation to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, to visit Danone’s Wexford manufacturing facility.
Intent: To gain understanding of the value of the Lakeland Dairies/Mars partnership and its contribution to sustainable dairy farming, rural development and collaboration across the dairy supply chain.
Details: Highlighted the long-standing partnership between Lakeland Dairies and Mars, outlining its contribution to Ireland's dairy sector, support for rural communities and the creation of economic value across the agri-food supply chain.
Intent: To ensure all applicants to the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) are accepted in 2026 and any additional funds found.
Details: Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) 2026
Intent: To accept an invitation from the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to nominate two representatives to attend the EU Presidency Stakeholders' event.::To highlight that the purpose of the event is to bring together a focused audience of stakeholders, media representatives, and invited participants for a morning of discussion and engagement in relation to issues arising at the AgriFish Council in particular.::To highlight that the Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 July to 31 December 2026 comes at a pivotal time, when negotiations on the EU budgetary framework for the period 2028-2034 are reaching a crucial phase, against an increasingly uncertain and unpredictable international backdrop that requires the European Union to strengthen its competitiveness, security, resilience and sustainability. There will be an ambitious policy agenda to deliver.
Details: EU Presidency Stakeholders' Event
Intent: To discuss the IFA Pre-Budget 2027 Submission with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that the three main pillars of the IFA submission are::- The retention and expansion of farm schemes::- Supports to mitigate the inflationary costs of production::- Retention of the tax reliefs that underpin the sector::To highlight that, with reduced margins expected across most farm sectors this year, there is a fundamental importance of ANC and other national schemes to farm income.::To reinforce that linear cuts to national schemes, like what happened last year to the sheep and livestock schemes, will not be tolerated by farmers. New applicants need to be budgeted for, not funded from existing scheme participants. Anybody who applies and complies with the terms and conditions should not find themselves out of pocket at a later date.::That, with a lot of focus around the Straw Incorporation Measure, it's positive that all eligible farmers have been accepted into the s
Details: IFA Pre-Budget 2027 Meeting with Minister for Agriculture
Intent: To respond to invitation from the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to submit a Pre-Budget Submission for 2027.
Details: IFA Pre-Budget Submission 2027
Intent: To highlight that the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at the beginning of 2026 has brought increased fertiliser prices that have since been compounded by the recent energy crisis.::That the European Commission had recognised the potential for destabilisation of the market by introducing Article 27a in the proposed regulation which provides for a safeguard mechanism allowing the temporary suspension of CBAM on specific goods in times of crisis. In January this year, the Council of Agriculture Ministers recognised this measure and fully endorsed its inclusion.::To stress that IFA and European farmers are deeply concerned that the Environment Committee has deleted Article 27a in their draft report. Fertilisers typically account for between 15% and 30% of farmers' production costs and recent price increases have negatively impacted farmers' margins. In January and February this year, following the implementation of CBAM, prices increased on average by 15% comp
Details: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
