Ciaran Moran
Digital Farming Editor at Irish Independent
Deputy Farming Editor at the Irish Independent and a beef and sheep farmer in Roscommon
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4 days ago |
independent.ie | Ciaran Moran
Concerns were raised at a new Mart Forum over the levels of credit being given to some customers, while marts were encouraged to transition to using Electronic Funds Transfers and discontinue chequesA database of bad payers at marts was mooted at a recent meeting of mart managers and their regulator amid concerns over the levels of credit being given to some customers at marts.
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4 days ago |
independent.ie | Ciaran Moran
He had the equivalent of a very large unsanctioned and unsecured overdraft which had no upper monetary limit. That any livestock auctioneer would allow a dealer to finance a huge increase in turnover, by taking advantage of uncontrolled access to mart credit, is a recipe for potential disaster. That dealer can outbid any other potential buyer, using the auctioneer’s money.
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4 days ago |
independent.ie | Ciaran Moran
Proposal for TB labelling at marts to focus on cows only, Department confirmsThe animals of most concern in terms of TB outbreaks are breeding cowsDr Damien Barrett, Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector at the Department of AgricultureThe labelling of cattle as high-risk for TB at marts will be limited to cows, should the controversial measure be adopted, a Department of Agriculture official told a hearing of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee last week.
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4 days ago |
independent.ie | Ciaran Moran
Farm accountancy and advisory firm Ifac has issued the warning after farm incomes rebounded sharply on the back of strong livestock prices and falling costsBeef and suckler farmers have been warned to prepare for significantly higher tax bills this autumn, after farm incomes rebounded sharply on the back of strong livestock prices and falling costs. Beef prices, in particular, hit new record highs this year with little sign of prices returning to lower levels amid tight supplies.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Jan Strupczewski |Ciaran Moran
European People's Party calls for bigger budget to meet new prioritiesIrish farmers could be caught in the crossfire of a major budget row in Europe, as Germany resists calls for more EU spending while changes to CAP funding threaten to reshape rural incomes.
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Is withdrawing subsidies from older farmers a fair or realistic solution? With one third of farm households in receipt of pension income, would it force much-needed land transfers, or simply leave a generation of rural pensioners financially stranded? https://t.co/4N37thrQ3d
Seventh-generation farmer Gráinne Horan explains how she is expanding her herd, and why traditional breeds – Angus and Hereford – work for their land and system, and why her heart is in suckler farming https://t.co/W97Q9diVxf
France organised a meeting of 10 EU countries on Thursday to discuss a trade deal with Latin America's Mercosur bloc, pushing for the inclusion of an "emergency brake" on farming imports. https://t.co/qRoUdzhoQz
