Why should I join the IFA?

Arrow in the Knee

As above

NewBeefFarmer

and who can Join the IFA, do u have to be a big Dairy Farmer.?

i have a few bullocks!. ..

Arrow in the Knee

A few years ago I seen somewhere that it depends on how many hectares you have and they charge you on it.

I could be wrong!

Example: 20 hectares x €10 =€200 per year Annual Membership

I say anybody could join the IFA

1chippy

i'm with them and i often ask myself the same question.

oj9

for most small farmers membership costs less than 100 euro which can be reclaimed of your insurance if you are insured with FBD

johngalway

I'm not a member. But, when I had trouble with a large undeserved REPS fine a very nice IFA man offered his services should I need them. He had no need to do this, and wasn't bothered that I wasn't a member. Not only that, but a good while later, out of the blue, he rang me asking how the situation had finished up. (Went to the agriculture appeals office who agreed with my position and massively reduced the fine - which I still disagreed with but half a loaf is better than no bread).

So, I guess, if a person was in need of help in situations to do with the Dept then it could have it's advantages. It was quite a stressful time and although I didn't need to take up the offer in the end I was glad of it all the same.

Arrow in the Knee

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

A few years ago I seen somewhere that it depends on how many hectares you have and they charge you on it.

I could be wrong!

Example: 20 hectares x €10 =€200 per year Annual Membership

For any IFA members on boards.ie am I right with this membership fee formula?

bogman_bass

its like insurance. its only a cost untill you need them

PMU

IFA is a lobby group that looks out for farmers interests. they do massive work in dealing with depts, dvo ,government,eu, and agri business. who else is going to watch our backs. too much of the "big dairy farmer" crap in peoples attitude to the ifa, ( and icmsa)

whelan1

why dont youring them up and ask? they have ifa telecom. vodafone deal, fbd discount, ifac discount etc..... as some one else said you never know when you'll need them

rancher

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

For any IFA members on boards.ie am I right with this membership fee formula?

I think its 58 euro plus 70c/ac, so 50ac is 58 euro plus (50ac x 70c) 35euro which makes it 85 euro, you'd pay more to join a hockey club

redzerologhlen

Member of the IFA here too but what I would like to know is did they put up any battle against the new rules regarding tb testing? We are bounding 24 different people and there is at most times at least one of them restricted and these new rules seemed to just creep in without a word of objection to them, what were the IFA doing? We have to test now because a neighbour with ten feet of a wall bounding us which his cattle cant get anywhere near to because of dense blackthorn scrub had one reactor in his last test, it is a pure and utter joke and I cant see tb going away any time soon.

rancher

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Member of the IFA here too but what I would like to know is did they put up any battle against the new rules regarding tb testing? We are bounding 24 different people and there is at most times at least one of them restricted and these new rules seemed to just creep in without a word of objection to them, what were the IFA doing? We have to test now because a neighbour with ten feet of a wall bounding us which his cattle cant get anywhere near to because of dense blackthorn scrub had one reactor in his last test, it is a pure and utter joke and I cant see tb going away any time soon.

yeah. pure joke... another bundle of rules made up by public servants who know nothing about the real world.....or real work for that matter