On the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the IFA, the association has announced that the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen will attend and address its 70th Annual General Meeting in the Irish Farm Centre.
The AGM will take place over two days on January 22nd and 23rd with the Commissioner addressing the event on Thursday the 23rd.
IFA President Francie Gorman said he looked forward to having the new Commissioner at the AGM on what will be Christophe Hansen’s first visit to Ireland since he was confirmed as Commissioner for Agriculture and Food in December.
There are significant issues on the EU agenda for 2025. These include the overall EU budget a process known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the future of the CAP along with the on-going debate on the Mercosur trade deal and many other issues
“IFA will use the AGM as an opportunity to raise our issues with the Commissioner and make the case for a CAP that will work for Irish farming,” Francie Gorman said.
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Irish Farmers’ Association.
On Jan 6th, 1955, 2,000 farmers gathered in the Four Provinces Ballroom on Harcourt St in Dublin to formally establish the National Farmers’ Association, which became the IFA in 1971.
Juan Greene from Co Kildare was elected the first President. He and his successors have led farmers through seven decades of representation here, and at European level since 1972 when IFA opened a full-time office in Brussels.
“We must stay true to what our founders set out to achieve by representing farmers in every county and in every commodity with the common objective of giving them the very best representation,” Francie Gorman said.
