Michael Fitzmaurice

To highlight that there is ample justification for a further increase in pig prices. The prices in other European countries are still rising, the European pig herd has one million fewer sows in the main pig producing member states, from the period January to March 2023 vs the…

To call on the banks to support dairy farmers in the face of mounting financial pressures.::To highlight that Global Markets remain challenged, mainly due to ample global supply of dairy product and particularly sluggish demand, particularly in China, and will probably not…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that all farmers who applied for the new liming programme are accepted into the scheme in full.::To highlight that farmers are keen to improve on-farm efficiencies and their environmental footprint. There is…

To get emergency funding from the Brexit reserve for the sheep sector for 23-24 and to get an increased payment under the sheep improvement scheme and a payment for wool management under the longer term

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to extend the May 15th deadline for the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) fencing actions and the establishment of winter bird food crop to ease some of the pressure on farmers.::To emphasise that farmers…

To emphasise how the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) reference costings must reflect prevailing market prices.::To establish from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers can expect to receive approvals re Targeted Agricultural…

To highlight the importance of farm safety while concentrating on the following areas of concern::1. Quad Safety - to issue information on the new quad regulations.::2. Livestock/animal handling.::3. Long term health - in conjunction with the Irish heart Foundation and the HSE…

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 that Ireland's beef sector is the largest farm sector by farmer number with over 100,000 farmers involved.::To emphasise that the single most important component of this sector is the suckler herd with 60,000 farms. The sector generated €2.52bn in export value for…

To highlight how, although demand for beef is strong, this is not being reflected in the prices paid by factories to the farmers.::To highlight how the prices being offered by the factories are not consistent with the breakeven price projected by Teagasc for the year to date,…

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…

Suspension of Land Restoration and Re-Wetting

That all efforts would be made to ensure that the current nitrates derogation would be maintained for Irish farmers.::To request a meeting with An Taoiseach to discuss the IFA concerns relating to the potential effects to the agricultural sector and wider rural community, due to…

To highlight how the horticultural sector is heavily reliant on sourcing staff from outside Ireland and Europe for the busy harvest period. Major skills and staff supply shortages have emerged in the last number of years in the Irish agriculture sector, which persist despite the…

That the funding for the Straw Incorporation Measure Scheme be increased and delivered for 2023.::To highlight that the Climate Action Plan, with a target of 55,000ha of straw to be chopped by 2030 will require an increase in funding to maintain targets going forward.::To…