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All TB burden being lumped onto farmers

Posted in Business By Reporter Speaking after the TB Forum meeting last week, the Deputy President of ICMSA, Eamon Carroll, said that the association “had no intention” of asking farmers to accept very significant portions of the proposed TB measures presented at the meeting. Mr. Carroll said the fact that would ‘jump out’ from any reasonable reading of the new proposals was that the whole burden of the surging bTB crisis – financial and regulatory – was to be placed on the farmers with little or no obligations being asked of any other element to the problem. Mr. Carroll said that thousands of farmers were already suffering severe financial distress due to bTB and while some factors were within farmers’ control – very many were simply not. That fact did not seem to occur to the Department based on today’s proposals which seemed to involve... Read Article

IFA asks: Out of season milk price bonuses – are they worth chasing

Posted in Business By Reporter IFA has undertaken a cost benefit analysis of the various milk price incentives offered by dairy processors to encourage farmers to supply more milk during off peak months. Five processors offer out of season bonuses for milk supplied over the winter period (November to February). This analysis shows that some of the actions required to achieve these bonuses are costly and, in some cases, outweigh the return. IFA Dairy Chair Martin McElearney said farmers need to analyse the full costs and benefits of chasing these so-called bonuses. “A flatter milk supply curve works for processors as they make more efficient use of their plants, but does it make sense for farmers? This analysis attempts to answer that question,” he said. Modelled on a 92-cow herd and a flat milk price of 46cpl, the analysis explores the revenue generated and the... Read Article

Arachas Insures Ireland officially open their new offices at The Irish House

New life to iconic building in Tipperary town centre Arachas Insures Ireland officially opened their new offices at the Irish House, 62-63 Main Street, Tipperary town on Thursday March 13th. There are 25 staff employed at the Irish House, with plans to increase staffing to 30 in the next year. The company also employs 20 […]