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Sylvester Phelan

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Sylvester Phelan holds a Masters of Science degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development from UCD as well as an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and history (also from UCD), and the Green Cert. He is from a dairy farm in Co. Laois, where he works on the weekends.

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Tillage
The €10 million straw chopping scheme set out for tillage farmers needs to be workable – but represents a welcome support for a…
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Agri Politics
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Agri Politics
News that the Just Transition Commissioner Kieran Mulvey is to engage with peat harvesting contractors, with recommendations due to be sent back to…
Brexit bites: Trade between Britain and Ireland operating at 50%

Brexit bites: Trade between Britain and Ireland operating at 50%

January 21, 2021
Agri-Business
Trade flows between Great Britain and Ireland are operating at approximately 50% when compared to the same period in 2020, according to Revenue.…
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Unfair trading practices: What’s the progress on the National Food Ombudsman?

January 21, 2021
Agri Politics
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AGRI Committee MEPs call for truce with US on agri sanctions

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Agri Politics
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Opening of Year 5 of Sheep Welfare Scheme confirmed

January 20, 2021
Sheep
The fifth year of the Sheep Welfare Scheme will commence on Monday, February 1, 2021, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie…
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Agri-Business
Kerry Co-op needs to be aware of all the pitfalls of a proposed deal to go into a joint venture to take over…
Linear cut to farmers’ 2021 direct payments ‘hugely regrettable’

Linear cut to farmers’ 2021 direct payments ‘hugely regrettable’

January 20, 2021
Agri Politics
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‘The whole legislation around illegal dumping is way too soft’

‘The whole legislation around illegal dumping is way too soft’

January 20, 2021
Rural Life
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January 20, 2021
Rural Life
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Aurivo announces milk price for December supplies

Aurivo announces milk price for December supplies

January 20, 2021
Dairy
Aurivo has become the latest processor to reveal the price it will pay its suppliers for December milk. The Sligo headquartered cooperative has…
ICSA: ‘Some kind of concession needs to be got’ on BEAM

ICSA: ‘Some kind of concession needs to be got’ on BEAM

January 19, 2021
Agri Politics
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Advisory issued with weather conditions to ‘turn increasingly wintry’

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January 19, 2021
Environment
Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for Ireland, warning that weather conditions will turn “increasingly wintry” from mid-week onwards. Issued by the…
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January 19, 2021
Dairy
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has posted a strong increase in the second auction of 2021 to mark five increases on the…
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