An emergency meeting of the Irish Farmers' Association's executive council is underway this afternoon.
It comes amid controversy over the pay levels of senior IFA members.
IFA chair Matthew McGreehan has expressed some of the anger felt by farmers over the pay levels of Pat Smith and other executives.
Mr Smith resigned amid controversy over his salary, which was over half a million euro a year.
Members heading into the meeting said that farmers on the ground were shocked by the pay levels exposed.
A pension package is being negotiated at the moment for Mr Smith – with reports that it could be worth 2 million euro.
Acting IFA President Tim O'Leary says though that nothing is confirmed.
With a lot of anger from farmers and multiple motions on the table for today's meeting – it's expected to be a long one.
Many council members said they were confident of progress on the way in to the meeting – but for now only time will tell.
