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Written by Cian MacSweeny
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 |
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President of the IFA Padraig Walshe said that in order to secure the future of the Irish sheep sector, worth €400m to the Irish economy, we must seek a new €30 per ewe Sheep Maintenance Payment as part of the CAP Health Check negotiations. |
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Written by Catherine Daly
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
Mr Padraig Walshe, IFA President said the future of the €400m sheep sector in Ireland is dependent on securing a new €30 per ewe Sheep Maintenance Payment as part of the CAP Health Check negotiations.
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Written by Cian MacSweeny
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
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Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith is advising farmers not to import livestock after the recent discovery of bluetongue (BTV6) in cattle on farms in the Netherlands. |
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Written by Cian MacSweeny
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 |
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The second of a series of IFA meetings against the budget cuts took place last night in Cootehill, Co Cavan. County councillors and Oireachtas members were invited to the IFA meeting. President of the IFA Padraig Walshe said the cuts would result in farmers in the counties of Cavan and Monaghan lose over €6 million due to the shortfall in the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme and the cuts in the Disadvantaged Areas payments. |
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Written by Cian MacSweeny
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008 |
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Speaking at the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers meeting in Luxembourg, Brendan Smith, the Minister for Agriculture, said that the talks on the CAP Health Check were now reaching a decisive point. The negotiations at the Council meeting carried on late into last night and started up again this morning as the French Presidency seeks an agreement between the 27 Member States. The talks cover a broad range of topics in relation to the overhaul of the EU's common agricultural policy (CAP). |
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