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Sunday 20 September 2020
Eight Irish products have already received the protected status as a Geographical Indications.
The agriculture minister confirmed that there are six clusters at meat processing plants.
We asked each party what measures they’d take to resolve the beef dispute and support Bord na Móna workers at risk of losing their jobs.
Overall, 46 people died in workplace accidents in 2019 and agriculture remains the most dangerous sector in which to work.
Tim Cullinan was this evening elected president of the IFA.
It’s one of a number of measures agreed to last month in order to end a dispute between farmers and processors.
The task force was agreed to by farmers and industry representatives following talks with the minister last month.
The Agriculture Minister was speaking at the National Ploughing Championships in Carlow.
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The Irish Farmers’ Association has said the Irish and European beef sectors are “in crisis”.
Austrian members of parliament earlier this week approved a total ban on glyphosate.
The deal with hit the Irish beef sector.
RTÉ had already announced that Lee would be leaving his agriculture correspondent role this summer.
The Department of Agriculture said that if the disease reached Ireland, it would do “very serious damage to the pig industry”.
Farmers have welcomed moves to rebalance power in the supply chain.
The first loads of feed arrived at Irish ports this morning.
The weather since Christmas has meant poor grass growth and a lack of fodder for animals.
The weather since Christmas has meant poor grass growth and a lack of fodder for animals.
In 2014, overall trade with Russia was worth €948 million.
John Connell, author of The Cow Book, ruminates on how the extraordinary tale of the Táin still runs through the veins of Ireland.
Ed Hanbidge says there’s the potential to turn the crop into a major farming industry.
Sheep farmer representatives plan to meet with government officials to discuss their problems with the inspections.
New figures from the Health and Safety Authority show that there were 47 fatal accidents last year, up one from 46 the year before.
Germany dropped its opposition to the pesticide, introduced in 1974 by US agro-giant Monsanto as Roundup.
The bad weather throughout the summer has left farmers without sufficient amounts of fodder.
“The rule is prove to us that it’s safe – and that hasn’t been done.”
Half of the fatalities last year involved self-employed people.
Studies in Australia and Canada look promising, but the Department of Agriculture still have some questions.
Thefts can be traumatic for farmers and their families. Communities are advised to work with local gardaí and watch out for suspicious activity.
Hogan is Ireland’s representative on the European Commission.
Some farmers are talking about taking their kids out of college due to the bad harvest.
Gardaí and health and safety inspectors are investigating the incident.
The USDA has handed its seal of approval to the Bord Bia plan to market Irish beef in America.
The Burren LIFE Project just won an EU LIFE nature award.
The farms will primarily grow leafy greens, like kale, bok choi, and spinach.
The scheme aims to bring farmers and environmentalists together to a mutual understanding of the others’ concerns.
It takes almost a year before the egg hatches releasing the infective larvae.
Deer experts say the calls are based on bad science.
The animal’s carcass will be incinerated.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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