date:Aug 21, 2014
meeting that the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney must deliver on his commitment to beef farmers and the Beef Forum must start delivering some results for farmers.
Mr Downey said: The Minister must assert his authority with the factories and demand that they respect the agreement they entered into with farmers on the price grid under the Quality Payment System.
He said the Minister must insist that the factories remove the unfair specifications cuts on dual pricing, weights, age and bre