Controversy stirs over An Bord Bia chairmanship
The revelation that the Chairman of Bord Bia, Larry Murrin - also the chairman of Dawn Meats - is now an anomaly that ought to be corrected, the farming organisations have been demanding.
It is not compatible for an individual to occupy both positions in a circumstance in which the commercial entity of which he is the head acquires quantities of beef imported from Brazil for use in its product range, the agricultural representative association maintains.
Mr Murrin offered to speak to the farmers about the matter, but because this revelation has been the source of so much anger and frustration, the President of the IFA, Francie Gorman, declined to agree to this proposal. To do so would only inflame matters further, he stated.
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IFA call for vaccine replacement in battle against leptospirosis
As a serious animal health matter, an outbreak of Blue Tongue in County Wexford has become a significant matter of concern, while another infectious animal disease in cattle - Leptospirosis - has been occupying the thoughts of the Chairman of the IFA Animal Health Committee, TJ Maher.
The announcement that production of a vaccine for this condition, Leptavoid-H is to be halted means that it has become necessary to secure an alternative product to block this serious condition in animals. The withdrawal of this vaccine is going to cause problems. Indeed, it is already creating difficulties for farmers who have been reporting that they are experiencing difficulties in obtaining supplies of the alternative, Pasteurella, over the past year.
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