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.

[email protected] @FinnertyConor

2 dairy farm walks set to take place this week

September 25, 2018

Dairy

Two dairy farmers who took part in the Teagasc/Glanbia Monitor Farm Programme are scheduled to hold farm walks this week. Paddy O’Gorman’s end of…

Farmers urged to attend TB meeting in Co. Cavan tonight

September 25, 2018

Beef

Farmers are being urged to attend a meeting regarding bovine TB in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, at 8:00pm tonight (Tuesday, September 25). The meeting…

Tesco remains Ireland’s most popular supermarket

September 24, 2018

Agri-Business

Tesco has remained Ireland’s most popular supermarket for the sixth consecutive period, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. Statistics for the 12-week…

Downey: ‘Payment on a suckler cow is wrong – I’d give it on a calf’

September 24, 2018

Beef

Calls for a €200 payment per suckler cow have been described as “wrong” by the former president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA),…

US milk production continues on its upward trend

September 24, 2018

Agri-Business

Milk production in the 23 major states in the US has continued on its upward trend during the eight month of this year,…

Predominantly dry weather in store this week

September 24, 2018

Environment

Predominantly dry weather is in store this week, but there will be a possibility of some scattered showers, according to Met Eireann. Any…

Crowds at ‘Ploughing 2018’ total 81,500 today – NPA claims

September 20, 2018

National Ploughing Championships

A total of 81,500 people attended ‘Ploughing 2018’ today (Thursday, September 20), the National Ploughing Association (NPA) has claimed. Today represented the second…

7 Credit Unions to offer new farm loans in the midlands

September 20, 2018

Agri-Business

Seven Credit Unions in the midlands have recently come together to offer a new farm-lending product called ‘Cultivate’. The Cultivate brand was originally…

No immediate plans to issue further weather warnings – Met Eireann

September 19, 2018

National Ploughing Championships

There are no immediate plans to issue further weather warnings, a spokesperson for Met Eireann has confirmed to AgriLand. The Irish meteorological office…

‘Maybe a decision to cancel it earlier might have been wiser’

September 19, 2018

National Ploughing Championships

The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), Pat McCormack, believes that it may have been “wiser” to cancel day two…

Fianna Fail to launch 10-point plan to address fodder and farm income crises

September 19, 2018

Agri Politics

Fianna Fail is set to launch a 10-point plan to address both the fodder and farm income crises at the National Ploughing Championships…

97,500 people attend day 1 of ‘Ploughing 2018’

September 18, 2018

Rural Life

A total of 97,500 people attended the first day of the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Punters flocked through the…

Range of machinery to go under the hammer in Tipperary

September 15, 2018

Machinery

A range of farm machinery is set to go under the hammer tomorrow morning (Sunday, September 16) in Co. Tipperary. The sale at…

Around 10,000 small square bales of hay destroyed in fire

September 13, 2018

Rural Life

Around 10,000 small square bales of hay were destroyed after a large hay barn caught fire in the north-east in recent days. It…

‘7 out of 10 farmers are short of feed to varying degrees’

September 13, 2018

Grass

A total of seven farmers out of 10 are short of feed to varying degrees across the country, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Siobhan…

National fodder deficit currently stands at 3 million tonnes

September 13, 2018

Grass

The national fodder deficit currently stands at three million tonnes, the results of the latest fodder census have revealed. The Interagency Fodder Committee…

Brexit negotiations reaching ‘make your mind up time’ – Kelly

September 13, 2018

Agri-Business

The Brexit negotiations are reaching ‘make your mind up time’, according to Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly. Speaking on EuroParlRadio, Kelly explained that…

Calls for milk price boost following Ornua PPI increase

September 13, 2018

Dairy

Calls have been made for a milk price boost following the recent increase in Ornua’s Purchase Price Index (PPI). The chairperson of the…

Conor Finnerty

Thank You For Stopping By!