The Clare Chair of the IFA is calling for productive talks on the beef sector deadlock ahead of what he’s labelled the most uncertain winter for farmers in a lifetime.
Meat industry officials and the major farming groups will once again meet at the talks today, in a fresh attempt to strike a deal to prevent any further protests.
Two weeks of demonstrations by farmers nationwide led to temporary layoffs at a number of meat plants, including Kepak at Drumquin, near Ennis, before the action was suspended to allow for talks to take place.
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While some concessions have been made, farmers still say they need movement on the price of their produce and Willie Hanrahan is calling for cool heads:
