Forestry
New licence plan 'discriminates against farm forests'
The plan to address the backlog of forestry licences “actively discriminates against farm forests and could signal the end of...
Forestry
The plan to address the backlog of forestry licences “actively discriminates against farm forests and could signal the end of...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the decision by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to...
Rural Life
The search is on for the 22nd Macra na Feirme Young Farmer of the Year. Young farmers involved in dairy,...
Tillage
Many readers may have sampled this season’s crop of Queens and while tuber numbers are reported to be down slightly...
Rural Life
Illegal hunting and lurching is a major concern to farmers – with associated issues ranging from criminal damage and animal...
Agri-Business
A lot of lambs were sold over the last few weeks, with 74,535 sold in the past week alone and...
Beef
The strengthening of the cattle trade at the moment is “a clear sign that factories can afford to pay more”,...
Agri Politics
Farm schemes, Brexit supports and a carbon tax exemption for ‘green’ agricultural diesel are among the key aspects of the...
Agri Politics
A delegation from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has held its first meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri Politics
Newly-elected Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) National Liquid Milk Committee chairman Keith O’Boyle has set his sights on tougher regulations “to...
Rural Life
FRS Network, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have come together to promote the...
Tillage
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan, has called on all stakeholders to support the Irish tillage...
CAP / Schemes
The funding provided for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) over the next seven years is “not consistent with the EU’s...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach Micheál Martin needs to “stand firm” during negotiations on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to the Irish Farmers’...
CAP / Schemes
The proposed cut to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget has been deemed “unacceptable” by Tim Cullinan, president of the...
CAP / Schemes
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Tim Cullinan has said that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget must...
Beef
The flow of finished cattle has “tightened dramatically with factories and agents chasing hard to get stock”, according to the...
Sheep
Lamb prices moved up sharply this week, driven by rising demand ahead of the significant Muslim festival of Eid Al...