Processors say 24-hour action ‘unnecessary, misguided and counterproductive’
Farmers
led by IFA president Eddie Downey (front left) and IFA national
livestock chairman Henry Burns at the Department of Agriculture in June
during a protest over cattle prices. Photograph: Finbarr O’Rourke
Farmers have begun a 24-hour blockade on meat factories in a protest at what they claim are low cattle prices... (Read more)