Sylvester Phelan

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News Journalist

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.

Misleading labelling puts retailers on the ‘Naughty List’ – IFA

Agri-Business

Misleading labelling puts retailers on the ‘Naughty List’ – IFA

Consumers are being urged by Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Joe Healy to check twice to make sure the food...
Status Orange weather warning extended for most of Ireland

Environment

Status Orange weather warning extended for most of Ireland

Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange snow and ice weather warning over 17 counties for the weekend. The snow-ice...
LEADER funding worth €14 million approved to date

Rural Life

LEADER funding worth €14 million approved to date

Over 500 projects – to the tune of €14 million – have been fully approved for LEADER funding across the country,...
Relief from farmers as hard border ‘would have been a disaster’

Agri-Business

Relief from farmers as hard border ‘would have been a disaster’

The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), John Comer, has welcomed agreement on phase one of the...
‘Brexit border deal an important step forward for Irish farmers’ – Healy

Agri-Business

‘Brexit border deal an important step forward for Irish farmers’ – Healy

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has welcomed the Brexit deal announced earlier this morning, but has cautioned that there is...
Farmers have public backing on retail price issue – new survey results

Agri-Business

Farmers have public backing on retail price issue – new survey results

Independent consumer research recently carried out on behalf of Agri Aware by Ipsos MRBI reveals strong support among the Irish...
‘Biggest-ever’ cannabis factory uncovered on UK chicken farm

Rural Life

‘Biggest-ever’ cannabis factory uncovered on UK chicken farm

One of the biggest ever cannabis factories has been discovered on a chicken farm in the UK, it has been...
‘I love the grading system; it’s consistent’ – Dawn Meats boss

Beef

‘I love the grading system; it’s consistent’ – Dawn Meats boss

At the recent Offaly Macra na Feirme/AIB Agri Conference, in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, AgriLand caught up with one of the...
Burgers to biofuel: ABP subsidiary scoops sustainability award

Agri-Business

Burgers to biofuel: ABP subsidiary scoops sustainability award

A renewables division of ABP, Olleco, has been awarded the McDonald’s Sustainable Supplier of the Year Award. This award recognises...
Organic farming: ‘Definitely scope for further growth given the market demand’

Environment

Organic farming: ‘Definitely scope for further growth given the market demand’

Andrew Doyle, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, yesterday attended the first of a...
Extension sought for hedge cutting dates at Oireachtas meeting

Rural Life

Extension sought for hedge cutting dates at Oireachtas meeting

An extension of hedge cutting and vegetation burning dates was pushed for by the president of the Irish Cattle and...
Stronger action required to prevent ‘vicious dog attacks on defenceless sheep flocks’

Sheep

Stronger action required to prevent ‘vicious dog attacks on defenceless sheep flocks’

Much stronger action is required to address the problem of marauding dog attacks on sheep flocks, according to Irish Farmers’...
Expansion boost for national park in the west

Forestry

Expansion boost for national park in the west

Michael Ring, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, and Josepha Madigan, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,...
Macra/AIB agri conference: ‘Grass is key for profitability’

Grass

Macra/AIB agri conference: ‘Grass is key for profitability’

An impressive line-up of speakers took to the stage at the Offaly Macra na Feirme / AIB Agri Talk, which...
Watch: Jim Gavin takes a cow for a stroll around Dublin

Rural Life

Watch: Jim Gavin takes a cow for a stroll around Dublin

Dublin manager Jim Gavin may be a city boy and a ‘true blue’ to the core; but this Christmas, he is...
GDT recovers slightly in latest auction

Dairy

GDT recovers slightly in latest auction

The recent downward trend has been halted at today’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, Event 201, as the price index...
Fair Deal Scheme payment cap ‘forthcoming’

Rural Life

Fair Deal Scheme payment cap ‘forthcoming’

Proposals that family farms will be capped at the same three-year contribution as domestic families under the Fair Deal Scheme...
Farming groups welcome news of nitrates derogation extension

Environment

Farming groups welcome news of nitrates derogation extension

Irish farmer organisations have welcomed the announcement that a four-year extension has been granted for Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation. The Nitrates...