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Intent: To invite the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food, & the Marine to engage with the IFA Committee Chairs.
Details: IFA Commodity and Cross-Sectoral Chairs Meeting
Intent: To raise with the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine a recent high-profile incident, circulated in media and social media, that has been brought to IFA's attention by concerned farmers, of an enforcement action carried out by DAFM officials.::To highlight animals being euthanised on farm in unacceptable circumstances and IFA believe the circumstances are not consistent with the basic principles of animal welfare, required of responsible actors in carrying out this process.::That IFA fully understand the importance of facilitating the euthanasia of animals on farm to prevent further suffering of the animal, and in certain emergency circumstances, the euthanasia of numbers of animals, to prevent disease spread in very specific circumstances.::To stress that, in order to ensure the best practice when numbers of animals are to be euthanised, this should be carried out in specialist facilities.::To request a meeting with the Chief Veterinary Officer on this matter to discuss the D
Details: Farm Animal Welfare
Intent: To outline the challenges of liquid milk farmers and their ongoing financial pressures due to a combination of persistently low output prices, insufficient premiums and higher input prices.::To highlight that under Article 6.2 of the Milk Act 1994, the National Milk Agency (NMA) has the authority to ensure that farmers are adequately compensated for their produce. However, the reality is not to be the case given the wafer-thin margins that liquid milk farmers operate under.::To emphasise that the National Milk Agency(NMA) should take a more prominent role in ensuring liquid milk farmers are adequately compensated.::To seek a meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine on the challenges facing the liquid milk sector.
Details: Liquid Milk
Intent: To accept an invitation from the Minister of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to attend a meeting on water quality.
Details: Water Quality
Intent: To seek an urgent meeting with the Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to discuss the Bord Bia Governance Review on the main findings of the report carried out by Governance Ireland.::To highlight that there are number of very important recommendations in this review, which are a clear acknowledgment that significant change is needed. However, the report did not deal with a number of wider issues as they were deemed to be outside the scope of the governance review. This is acknowledged in the review itself.::To emphasise that only Board members and Bord Bia senior staff were interviewed for the review. It only looked at structures and certain practices - it did not consider the issues that caused this dispute.::To highlight that there are a number of matters arising from the report and others that are not dealt with in the report that IFA want to discuss directly with the Minister and IFA have sought an urgent meeting with him.::To stress that farmer confidence in Bord Bia cannot be
Details: Bord Bia Governance Review
Intent: To acknowledge the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's assistance for the report under the 2026 scheme of Investment Aid for Innovation and Diversification in Horticulture (Feasibility/Desk Studies).::To request a meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss the report's findings, recommendations and necessary actions to ensure the continued sustainability of the Irish mushroom industry.
Details: Economic Assessment of the Irish Mushroom Industry and Automation
Intent: To seek the re-establishment of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee and also to seek a meeting of this Committee as a matter of urgency.::To highlight that it is important that the Committee firstly establishes the most up to date position regarding the fodder and feed situation on farms. This information can then guide what the most appropriate next steps are.::To stress that the ongoing and challenging weather conditions are causing significant challenges for farmers across much of the country. Grass growth continues to be compromised due to the unprecedented dry period with substantial fodder and feed supplementation now evident on a very significant number of livestock farms.::To emphasise that it is also vital that farmers are given appropriate guidance on how best to deal with both the short-term challenges they now face as well as pre-emptive steps that they can also now take to avert a more significant fodder issue occurring over the coming Winter/Spring period.
Details: National Fodder and Food Security Committee
Intent: To propose the removal of the arbitrary callings of €3000 euro for non-pedigree animals and €5000 for pedigree animals that are removed from farms due to Bovine TB.
Details: TB On Farm Market Valuation Compensation Callings
Intent: To implement the asks contained in the submission covering areas from housing, to business supports
Details: Limerick Chamber Made a Pre-Budget Submission for 2027 Budget
Intent: Discussion and input on young farmer views on Quality Assurance Scheme, Bord Bia and farmer communications ::Details on the new Bord Bia Farmers Forum
Details: Bord Bia
