tractorcade ????

bk1991

is any of ye guys going to protest in yer tractors tomoarrow ???

Rujib1

bk1991 wrote: »

is any of ye guys going to protest in yer tractors tomoarrow ???

Mines got no brakes, and hasn't been taxed for 8 years or more
Think I stay at home.

R

fastrac

Always thought they were for the people who wanted to move up the ranks in IFA. The guys on top have to be seen doing something and if your want to be in the club you have to go. Maybe it will be good with things so bad to let off steam and go back home to the same old story. Just leave the 08- 09 gear at home if your looking a bit of sympathy.

bk1991

fastrac wrote: »

Always thought they were for the people who wanted to move up the ranks in IFA. The guys on top have to be seen doing something and if your want to be in the club you have to go. Maybe it will be good with things so bad to let off steam and go back home to the same old story. Just leave the 08- 09 gear at home if your looking a bit of sympathy.

id agree with that farmers go protesting in 08-09 tractors and jeeps ...doesnt give a great start to anything ...the pricies are bad an all but shur we can afford new gear ???

djmc

I think a tractorcade is useless unless its a blockade

bk1991

djmc wrote: »

I think a tractorcade is useless unless its a blockade

well see on the news tomorrow nite .what happens

GERMAN ROCKS

is it just in one location or in many locations tomorrow

irish_bob

bk1991 wrote: »

id agree with that farmers go protesting in 08-09 tractors and jeeps ...doesnt give a great start to anything ...the pricies are bad an all but shur we can afford new gear ???

when it comes to farmers and new tractors , vanity takes over , i think its a nonsense this stunt , its bringing farmers down to the level of the unions , the IFA put on theese shows every so often so as to be seen to be acting and so as to keep the coffers full, it will achieve nothing

bk1991

irish_bob wrote: »

when it comes to farmers and new tractors , vanity takes over , i think its a nonsense this stunt , its bringing farmers down to the level of the unions , the IFA put on theese shows every so often so as to be seen to be acting and so as to keep the coffers full, it will achieve nothing

true its on in different locations

GERMAN ROCKS

anywhere in cork

bk1991

GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »

anywhere in cork

look up ifa .ie

bagels

towns aren't listed on the site, nor anywhere in the media that i can find;
is tuam in co galway one of the locations?

Min

It willl be a nuisance to people and do no favours.

kfk

No matter how many old bangers of tractors show up, there will always be a few arriving in gleaming new tractors. These are the ones people will remember and the stories will start about farmers driving 60k tractors and claiming to be completely skint. All these tractorcades are going to do is piss off the general public even more with farmers.

powerfarmer

I remember the last time when there was a tractorcade to Dublin, local dealers were tripping over themselves to give out new tractors to participants that they knew. Most of the drivers from around here were IFA regional commitee members.

F.D

Dublin not even on the list, its a complete waste of time in my opinion, thats the place you need to protest to be seen, another half arsed effort by the IFA. i think farmers need to stop paying the IFA for a while and maybe they will start doing something to earn it then

silverharp

i cant see that it will do any good, and why should anyone listen? alot of people have incomes 25% lower and more then a couple of years back, its a case of suck it up and cut back. If red tape is a problem then highlight those issues

whelan1

well did any one part take . we couldnt go as our insurance was up on saturday and the disc didnt arrive in post until this evening:rolleyes:

massey woman

Farmers need to picket the Greens HQ
Farmers got it up the Arse from Trevor ,John & Co when the Greens failed to champion the green/environmental agenda in support of the REPS scheme in their 10 point plan for staying in Gov
People need to get real and make these supposed representatives of ours aware of their failure to represent the real custodians of nature
Maybe FF will also unfold a new plan that will include the farmers specifically
I have also little confidence in the main farmers organisation and see the leaders pondering to the Govt in the hope of a slot at the top table upon their retirement rather than working to reduce the power of Tesco et al
Good to hear Gerry Faughnan -president Carrick on Shannon chamber of commerce -articulate on Shannonside Radio his support for farmers and recognise the financial commercial and social contribution we make to the economies all over the country and reiterate the dire financial circumstances in which farmers are trading

Sam Kade

Yes it was a waste of time. There were people on the radio complaining about the new tractors, if the farmers turned up with old clapped out tractors they would be complaining about taking vehicles that weren't road worthy out onto the road you can't win.

I heard a few years ago of a townie woman that was complaining about farmers she said that they can go into any Dairygold store and get every thing free all they have to do is sign a piece of paper:rolleyes:

PaddyBloggit

Sam Kade wrote: »

I heard a few years ago of a townie woman that was complaining about farmers she said that they can go into any Dairygold store and get every thing free all they have to do is sign a piece of paper:rolleyes:

johngalway

Sam Kade wrote: »

I heard a few years ago of a townie woman that was complaining about farmers she said that they can go into any Dairygold store and get every thing free all they have to do is sign a piece of paper:rolleyes:

I'm familiar with them! They're called cheques

Sam Kade

johngalway wrote: »

I'm familiar with them! They're called cheques

I would imagine it was credit invoices that she was referring to.