30-month rule
The 30-month age limit on cattle is economically and environmentally unsustainable.
Fair price for produce
We need to ensure that Irish farmers are adequately protected for producing an environmentally sustainable product and that they are not expected to sell that product below the cost of producing it. I questioned the Beef Taskforce Chair and Dept of Agriculture on the issue today.
The power of the beef processors
Beef farmers are being screwed by processors who control the market, aided and abetted by Department of Agriculture practice and policy over the years.
Beef Taskforce
I asked the Minister for Agriculture why the Beef Taskforce, a talking shop set up to end the beef protests in 2019, isn’t meeting.
The power of the beef barons
Tonight in Dáil Éireann, I highlighted the power of the beef barons in this country to the detriment of workers and farmers.
Beef Taskforce
Michael McNamara, T.D., questions Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, on Beef Taskforce.
McNamara calls for extension of BEAM scheme
Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has requested the Government to extend the time period specified in the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme for stock reduction to June 2021.
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