Grass
'Fodder crisis supports must be extended to see out May'
A further extension to the fodder transport support schemes – in light of the continued poor ground conditions in many...
Grass
A further extension to the fodder transport support schemes – in light of the continued poor ground conditions in many...
Grass
The fodder transport support measures currently in place have been extended by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
Grass
Some Irish farmers have “significant” improvements to make with regards to grassland management practices, according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
Grass
It has been confirmed that silage will be cut, weather permitting, at Shannon Airport’s 400ac site tomorrow morning. This will...
Grass
During last night’s debate on the fodder crisis, it was outlined that now is not the time for “playing politics“....
Grass
The suggested €1.5 million budget for Fianna Fail’s proposed ‘hardship fund’ could result in just a €12 top-up per farmer,...
Grass
This evening Fianna Fail brought forward a motion in the Dail calling on the Government to take “immediate action” to...
Grass
Farmers across the country “will cut their cloth to measure” to avoid another crisis, Fianna Fail’s agriculture spokesperson, Charlie McConalogue,...
Grass
It is not too late to introduce a meal voucher scheme for farmers facing fodder shortages, according to Fianna Fail’s...
Beef
Flexibility around the terms of the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) – in recognition of the extreme difficulties posed by...
Agri Politics
Irish farm organisations have given their reactions to this morning’s meeting (Thursday, April 12) with Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed...
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed today appeared before the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to brief the...
Grass
Shannon Airport has pledged its support to farmers battling the current fodder crisis by offering to repeat its intervention of...
Grass
Farmers seeking to buy in fodder drastically outnumber those attempting to sell forage on a new sourcing app established by...
Beef
There has been a noted increase in the amount of animals being sent to knackeries in recent months, but some...
Agri Politics
There is no safety cushion for systems that have been “pushed beyond their limits” when things go wrong, according the president...
Beef
The first thing that strikes you when you walk into Thomas O’Connor’s yard is that you could eat your dinner...
CAP / Schemes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has allocated €1.5 million towards the introduction of a Fodder...