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IFA National Livestock


Chairman Angus Woods said Department of Agri- culture technical officers will monitor carcase trim in the meat factories on behalf of farmers on a constant daily basis from later this year.


Angus Woods was speaking following a re- cent meeting with senior Department officials in the Beef Classification Unit. He said “IFA has been de- manding increased moni- toring on carcase trim and classification for some time and we welcome this move by Minister Creed and the


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Department.” The IFA Livestock lead-


er said the Department have explained that some 150 technical agricultural officers are currently be- ing trained up in the De- partment to undertake this task. He said the detailed checks on carcase trim will be undertaken daily on a number of carcases in every meat plant to ensure that farmers are getting the correct trim and full value for their stock. The De- partment technical officers will be responsible to en- sure every carcase receives the correct legal trim. He


said the Department have outlined


that monitoring the daily of carcase


trim will commence in full from next November when training


is complete and


all the arrangements are in place.


Angus Woods said Minister


for Agriculture


Michael Creed has also confirmed this change in a letter to the IFA. In response to the demand from the IFA for Depart- ment AOs to monitor trim the Minister said “The Veterinary Public Health Inspection staff in con- junction with


the


ICMSA Warn of “unprecedented pressures” as Fodder Famine Looms


ICMSA President Pat


McCormack said that the overwhelming response being fed back at the series of emergency meetings held in Cork, Carlow, Kil- dare, Wexford, Kilkenny and others over the last week or so has been the need to move forward im- mediately with a series of measures to address what will be a national fodder shortfall but one that will be particularly felt in the south-east and up the east- ern seaboard. Mr McCor- mack said that the situation was being monitored on a county-by-county basis but there was some hope that the western seaboard will “with fortune, forbearance


and careful planning” be someway stable, he noted, however, that there was no confidence about the Mid- lands, North-East and the traditionally east:


ting back ‘loud and clear’ is that


know that there is a clear and coherent


“What we are get- farmers want to plan


is already being put into place.


that They are realistic


and know that no one can wave a wand and fill pits and sheds, but equally they know that every day that’s lost now through lack of action and coherent policy could be very, very costly next February or March. They need to know that the Department’s been


drier South-


looking at the kind of op- tions I outlined earlier this week – a Fodder Trans- port/Import Scheme as well as a scheme for grass- land farmers similar to that introduced for tillage last week. I do think as well that we’ll have to consider an incentive for an Ear- ly Slaughter Scheme and pull out all the stops on live exports.


But more than


anything else, we have to see a concerted effort by all


parties to keep farm


prices and revenues up so that there’s something with which to pay the extra feed bills that look likely to be coming through the door this back end and certainly into Q1 of 2020”.


Beef


Thursday, 16th


August 2018


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO MONITOR CARCASS TRIM IN MEAT PLANTS ON A PERMANENT BASIS – IFA


Carcase Classification sec- tion are currently putting in place a training and re- porting system to facilitate the monitoring of carcase presentation by Technical officers permanently based in the Meat factories.”


The National Livestock


Chairman said IFA is also demanding that this pos- itive move is extended to cover monitoring and clos- er controls on carcase clas- sification, weights and the provision of an independ- ent appeals system.


IFA WELCOMES RETAILER MOVES TO SUPPORT IRISH LIQUID MILK HIT BY DROUGHT CRISIS


IFA President, Joe Healy,


has acknowledged the move by retailer Iceland, to sup- port Irish liquid milk farm- ers, who are experiencing extreme financial pressure as a result of the extended drought this summer.


Healy welcomed the


statement by Iceland con- firming that they have in- structed its milk supplier to pass an extra 2c per litre di- rectly to its liquid milk farm- ers in Ireland.


“The weather has been


against dairy farmers over the past 12 months, firstly by the extended wet period and late spring in 2018 and the more recent two month pe- riod of drought conditions,


which resulted in no grass growth in most dairy regions of Ireland. This has placed extra


€5,000-€10,000/month on the average


Liquid milk farming is a specialised operation which incurs extra costs of feeding, labour management capital


investment.


costs of between dairy farmer.


and While


growth conditions have improved in many parts of the country in recent days, there is a massive deficit in winter forage supplies which will continue to place a huge financial strain on all 1,800 liquid milk farmers in Ire- land.”


John Finn, Galway liquid


milk producer and National Chairman of the IFA Liq-


Glanbia Co-op increases Extended Credit Scheme Fund to €30 million and broadens availability


13 August 2018: Glanbia


Co-operative Society (“Glan- bia Co-op”) is to increase the funds allocated to its recently announced Extended Credit (EC) Scheme to €30 million and has broadened the eligi- bility criteria to include fod- der catch crops and Beef and Sheep enterprises. The Glanbia Co-op Ex-


tended Credit Scheme sup- ports qualifying Members by offering interest-free deferred payment terms for the pur- chase of inputs from Glanbia Ireland.


Glanbia Group Chairman


Martin Keane confirmed that the initial €20 million Extend- ed Credit Scheme for dairy farmers announced on 13 July was over-subscribed at


the


application closing date of 3 August. He said: “As a result of the


very positive response and the ongoing fodder supply chal- lenges being faced by Mem- bers, the Board of Glanbia Co-op has today decided to increase the funds allocated to the Scheme from €20 million to €30 million.” In addition, the Board has approved the


following


amendments: Beef and Sheep farmer


Members of Glanbia Co-op that


are existing customers*


of Glanbia Ireland can now apply to participate in the Ex- tended Credit Scheme; •


Seed and fertiliser purchased by Co-op Members


(tillage or livestock farmers) for the cultivation of Catch Crops to boost the supply of fodder for the


forthcoming


winter now qualify for inclu- sion in the Extended Credit Scheme; •


Dairy farmers that


missed the original deadline for applications can now ap- ply to participate in the EC Scheme by a closing date of 31 August. The full terms and con-


ditions and an application form for the Extended Credit Scheme for Beef and Sheep farmers will be communicated to all eligible Glanbia Co-op Members in the coming days. Technical


information


meetings Glanbia last week complet-


ed a series of well-attended technical information meet- ings at six locations. In re- sponse to farmer demand, ad- ditional meetings will be held next week – venues will be ad- vertised on Glanbia Connect and farmers notified.


Funding and Delivery The funding for this EC


Scheme is being provided to Glanbia Ireland by Glanbia Co-op. The Scheme will be operated by Glanbia Ireland. Any farmer interested in participating in this Scheme should


contact their local


Glanbia Ireland representa- tive.


Glanbia to pay Members 32cpl for July milk


Glanbia will pay its Member milk suppliers 32 cent per litre (cpl) includ- ing VAT for July manu- facturing milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein.


Glanbia Ireland (GI) has maintained


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milk price for July at 31 cpl including VAT, for manu- facturing milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. In ad- dition, Glanbia Co-op will make a support payment to Members of 1 cpl in- cluding VAT, for July man- ufacturing milk at 3.6% fat


and 3.3% protein. The Glanbia Ireland


base price and the Co-op support payment will be adjusted to reflect the ac- tual constituents of milk delivered by suppliers. Glanbia


Chairman Martin Keane said: “at a eastcorkjournal


time of significant chal- lenge on our farms, milk price stability is welcome. However, there continues to be volatility in market returns for some products. The Board will continue to monitor developments on a monthly basis”.


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uid Milk Committee added, “Irish liquid milk farmers operate on very tight mar- gins in normal weather years with the cost of producing year-round liquid milk rec- ognised as being 40 cent per litre. With the reduced milk price in 2018, liquid milk farmers are going to run at a deficit and the extra cost of feeding due to the weather conditions will only exacer- bate the situation on farms. There is no scope to absorb a crisis like this and without substantial support from all retailers and milk proces- sors, 2018 will push many of our liquid milk suppliers to breaking point,” John Finn warned.


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