Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

Creed says Government will be ‘ambitious as possible’ when seeking Brexit funds from EU

Taoiseach calls for compromise as total out of work in sector during dispute hits 6,000

Farmers organisation accused of failing to represent horticulture and organic farming

Varadkar ‘hypocritical’ over reducing carbon footprint yet is flying Ministers across globe

Dairy farmer body hits out at Government’s focus on the Border over west-east trade

Feed for farm animals a concern as grass has ‘almost stopped’ growing, industry warns

‘No super-crop out there’ for Irish farmers to fall back on during feed shortages

There is a clear divide between the business and industry sectors and the political sphere

Biggest lobbyists at EU level include Facebook, Ibec, Irish Farmers’ Association and Ryanair

New research recommends minor changes on farms to create happier bovines

Impact on agriculture may not become evident for several months when feed runs out

Britain relies heavily on Ireland to supply racehorses, Seanad committee hears

Farmers’ groups issue warnings as fear of farm repossessions grows

Irish Water’s €1.2bn Shannon-Dublin pipe plan to affect more than 500 landowners

Ibec warns lack of Brexit focus may harm Irish access to future opportunities

Noonan says measures aimed at helping farmers facing ‘exceptionally poor year’

Dog owners in the area told to keep an eye on their pets following overnight assault

Irish farmers’ group says Brexit has created too much uncertainty

‘Finger-pointing at Ireland’ unjustified, says Michael Creed ahead of EU meeting

Farming lobby groups call on Government to set out clear strategy to cope with fallout

Glanbia and Dairygold paying farmers below European norms, survey finds

Latest supply statistics show Ireland increased output to 6.5 billion litres last year

Latest CSO figures show production here grew by more than 18% since April 2015

Dairy group ICMSA says European Agriculture Commissioner is wrong

Teagasc survey shows dairy incomes only fell by 4% despite collapse in prices

Overproduction of milk has seen prices fall from 38 cents a litre to about 25 cent

In a year of 1916 commemorations, there is no State funding for Mayo museum devoted to influential Land League founder who split with Parnell and is said to have inspired Gandhi

Co-op to open first Irish processing plant amid questions over its role in post-quota ero

Near 40 per cent decline in prices has also reduced annual incomes by up to €35,000

Optional tariff of 0.15% collected on farm sales to co-ops, processors and marts

Teagasc says prices have fallen from 39c per litre in April 2014 to 25.5c in July 2015

It's all the fault of gluten, says former Miss World Rosanna Davison, as she sets out to put our diets to right

The discount retailers insist they are paying a fair price amid ongoing farmers’ protests

Ruairí Quinn suggested change when minister but faced criticism from Fine Gael TDs

Supermarkets bow to farmer protests in UK and pledge to pay between more per litre for liquid milk

Farmers face heavy income dips and many may go out of business, milk suppliers warn

Farmers braced for further price falls as post-quota era honeymoon evaporates

On April 1st dairy quotas will be abolished, and for the first time in three decades farmers will be able to produce as much milk as they like. It could create thousands of jobs and transform rural Ireland – or it could all go sour

Planned cuts to Expressway routes described as ‘a further attack on rural Ireland’

‘To me broadband is as important to rural areas as electricity,’ says TD Stephen Donnelly