Johnny Mythen

Inform Oireachtas Agricultural Committee Members of HSI Strategic Priorities for 2023 and 2024 including policy relating to development of Irish equine industry.

To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…

Support for the establishment of a new school of veterinary medicine in Ireland that is appropriately accredited to the highest industry standards.

To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…

To call for a ban on below cost selling/procurement of food and that the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 be amended to address this.::To suggest that the following clauses be inserted as (7), (8) and (9) in Clause 61 of the Bill::(7) The Agri-food Unfair Trading…

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

extend cultivation period post harvest 2023 due to weather conditions

To meet with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to seek an update on the Dairy Food Vision Report to seek the following results:::On Food Security::IFA wish to highlight that the changes in circumstances with the war in Ukraine and escalating agricultural input…

Highlight how the Department's services to the sector can be enhanced

Raise awareness of how geographical designators can be of use to Irish agri-farm exports

Highlight the need to create a local carbon sequestration market

Highlight concerns about how the use of peatlands for forestry is releasing net positive carbon as a result of drying out wetlands

To highlight that Agri-environment schemes are a critical source of income each year for family farms, contributing to the enhancement of our environment, while improving the environmental and economic sustainability of our farming enterprises. The new proposed Agri-Climate…

Understanding of the impact on reduction of the national herd

Adherence to the rule of law, public procurement standards, and modern corporate governance standards.