Environment
Farmers participating in an ACRES Co-operation project in the northwest have been playing a crucial role in improving commonages.
Agri-Business
Farmers who are unhappy with the score assigned to their commonage under Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) can now seek a review.
Sheep
Sheep farmer, Tomas McCarthy has been searching since the beginning of October for his 24 missing ewes from southeast commonage
Rural Life
The INHFA has said it is alarmed by an apparent proposal to introduce a "buffer zone" of 100m around active turbary areas on commonage land.
A Kerry county councillor is calling on Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to provide grants to sheep farmers for virtual fencing.
The assessment of commonages under ACRES has continued to show significant progress towards reaching completion.
The assessment of commonages is a "considerable task", according to the latest update from the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).
Agri Politics
Commonage farmers who have signed up to ACRES should not be "disadvantaged" because of turf cutting according to minister.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue is examining the impact of turf cutting on commonage on farmer payments under ACRES.
The issue of commonage has been brought to the forefront by Cllr. John Reilly after there was "no cooperation" from the council.
The Rural Independence TDs are calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to clarify the ACRES rules
Property
An opportunity to acquire property in the heart of the Wicklow mountains is presented by the sale of a1,520ac mountain holding.
Confusion exists around the impact of turf cutting on eligibility and payments for farmers under the new ACRES scheme, a TD has said.
Changes have been made to the requirements of the 'Space for Nature' action under the eco-scheme...
A sheep farmer from Roundstone, Co. Galway, has reported that 10 of his sheep have gone missing in "a suspected two-legged fox attack".
The ‘Sustainable Uplands Agriculture-environment Scheme (SUAS)’ Pilot Project was officially launched by Wicklow Uplands Council this week.
A substantial number of Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) commonage farmers have yet to be paid their final 15% installment for 2017.
Farmers in Glenasmole, near Tallaght, are campaigning for the installation of cattle grids to prevent their sheep from going onto lower land.
Hundreds of commonage management plans have yet to be completed under GLAS, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed.
Farmers are being put under "tremendous pressure" to submit commonage framework plans by the deadline of October 31.
Padraig Gibbons has been appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, as the new chair of the independent Commonage Implementation Committee.
Autumn GLAS payments will not be paid out to commonage farmers who have not completed a Commonage Management Plan (CMP).
Commage farmers have been failed by Minister Heather Humphreys, with regards to the implementation of the Commonage Framework Plan (CFP).
