Conor Finnerty

Conor Finnerty is a recent graduate from the University of Limerick holding an Honours degree in Journalism and New Media. An east Galway native he grew up on a typical Irish family farm with a mixture of suckler cows and sheep. Having now moved to the capital his farming responsibilities are held for the weekend while his father and brother take care of business during the week.

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‘Misguided’ beef price cuts knock €180 off 400kg carcass

July 20, 2018

Beef

Recent beef price cuts – described as “opportunistic, misguided and short-sighted in the extreme” – have knocked €180 off a 400kg carcass, according to…

Average fodder transport support payments exceed €550

July 20, 2018

Grass

Payments under the Fodder Transport Support Measure commenced this week, a spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed.…

Creed brushes independent TD’s fodder ‘rant’ aside

July 20, 2018

Grass

As the Dail sat for the final time before the summer recess last week, fodder issues were a hot topic of debate. The…

New climate action committee to meet in September

July 20, 2018

Environment

The newly-formed Joint Committee on Climate Action is scheduled to meet for the first time in September, the leader of the Green Party, Eamon…

Some showers expected this weekend

July 20, 2018

Environment

Today (Friday, July 20) is set to be misty and mostly cloudy, with some rain and drizzle likely, according to Met Eireann. Showers…

‘Rare’ third cuts set to become more common

July 19, 2018

Grass

Third cuts of silage are a rare sight in Co. Cavan, but some farmers will have to push hard for them this year…

‘Dry spell hasn’t done farmers or contractors any favours’

July 19, 2018

Grass

The prolonged dry spell experienced in recent weeks “hasn’t done the farming community any favours”, according to Maurice Gannon – an agricultural contractor from…

Mushroom farm fire causes ‘significant damage’

July 19, 2018

Rural Life

A fire on a mushroom farm in Co. Westmeath in the early hours of this morning caused “significant damage”, according to local reports.…

EU voluntary milk reduction scheme deemed ‘a great success’

July 19, 2018

Dairy

The voluntary milk reduction scheme launched in the EU in July 2016 has been deemed “a great success” by a study carried out…

Brexit: 1,000 new veterinary and customs inspectors set to be hired

July 18, 2018

Agri-Business

Approximately 1,000 new veterinary and customs inspectors are set to be hired to deal with Brexit, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has announced this…

Drought warning lifted in the west and north-west

July 18, 2018

Environment

The Status Yellow drought warning previously in place in the west and north-west was lifted by Met Eireann this afternoon (Wednesday, July 18).…

Subsidised fodder imports twice as high in 2013 than this year

July 18, 2018

Grass

Figures show that fodder imports that were subsidised by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2013 equated to double the…

Number of centres authorised to test ‘fast’ tractors trebles

July 18, 2018

Machinery

The number of centres authorised to carry out road-worthiness tests on ‘fast’ tractors has trebled in recent weeks. A ‘fast’ tractor is defined as…

CAP reform: ‘We have to look at an early retirement scheme’

July 18, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The Government needs to look at introducing an early retirement scheme as part of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020,…

Should farmers be paid to assist with flood management?

July 17, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Farmers have a significant role to play when it comes to flood management, according to the leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan.…

Creed defends progress on Brexit response loan scheme

July 17, 2018

Agri-Business

Progress made to date to introduce a Brexit response loan scheme has been defended by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,…

Farmers urged ‘not to rely on luck’ when working with machinery

July 17, 2018

Machinery

Farmers have been urged “not to rely on luck” when working with machinery by the chairperson of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Farm Family…

‘We need to reach the point of depending less on imported proteins’

July 16, 2018

Tillage

Ireland needs to reach the point of depending less on imported proteins and using more of the meals and grains produced in Ireland,…

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