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Before the lambing season kicked off, farmers should have set up a designated area for pet/surplus lambs to be reared in. Ideally, farmers…
The 2020 season of FarmLand continues today, with ongoing coverage of how the Covid-19 outbreak is impacting the agriculture sector. This week we look specifically…
Teagasc is in the process of setting up a Regional Farm Labour Database that would link farm families where a farmer or a…
The decision by the Department of Agriculture to allow infrastructure in marts to be maximised has been welcomed by Irish agri software development…
Demand for lamb in the run-up to Easter is strong, with factories anxious for stock, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Commenting…
Over the course of the lambing season, it is inevitable that farmers are going to have lambs that won’t be reared by a…
Last week, Martin Hanley from Tara in Navan, Co. Meath, got his first phone call of the silage season from a local dairy…
The Government’s decision to allow mart businesses to facilitate livestock trade under strict standard operating procedures has been welcomed by the Irish Cattle…
Tuesday’s announcement that livestock marts will reopen – albeit in a limited capacity to facilitate ‘essential services’ in relation to stock movements –…
The limited reopening of livestock mart services has been welcomed as an “essential step in maintaining the food supply chain” by one independent…
The reopening of livestock marts for a limited range of essential services, while complying with Government guidelines regarding the Covid-19 outbreak, is a…
A submission has been sent by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to both the Government and the European Commission in response to the…
Mart managers across the country are to receive written confirmation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine outlining specific details on…
Welcoming the announcement that marts are to reopen with restrictions, Associated Livestock Marts (ALM) said that responsibility is now with each mart to…
The announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that marts will be able to reopen to provide “a very limited…
Confirmation of a derogation that will mean marts will be allowed to handle livestock trading in a limited way has been welcomed by…
Under a new Government announcement, marts will be able to reopen to provide “a very limited range of essential services” – but must…
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will issue guidance to marts on “a very limited range of essential services” that comply…
