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‘The vision is there will be no more one-off housing in very rural settings in this country’

June 17, 2019

One-off housing in the countryside is set to become a thing of the past if new planning rules are implemented by local authorities…

Disappearing dairies: Small family farms ‘squeezed out’ of US market

May 21, 2019

Dairy

Reporting from Lexington, Kentucky, US. In November 2014 Eddie Gibson, a dairy farmer from Walton, Kentucky, became the first farmer in the state…

Vulture funds: IFA will get ‘best possible outcome’ for farmers

January 30, 2019

Agri-Business

A motion focusing on vulture funds, which had been put forward at a previous committee meeting, was withdrawn at the Irish Farmers’ Association’s…

Increased feedlot numbers ‘threaten Ireland’s family farm model’

January 14, 2019

Beef

Concerns have been raised over the increasing feedlot kill figures on the overall beef market by Sinn Fein MEP for the Midlands North…

Vulture funds warned to back off or face ‘rural revolt’

January 8, 2018

Agri-Business

‘Vulture funds’ have been warned off going after Irish farmers and rural dwellers by political party Renua Ireland. According to John Leahy, leader…

Cash flow crisis on UK family farms

July 10, 2016

Agri-Business

Half of farms in the UK are no longer making a living from farming itself, and 20% generated a loss even before accounting for…

‘We need to find a mechanism to protect family farm units’

September 1, 2015

Rural Life

We need to find a mechanism to protect family farm units, according to IFA President Eddie Downey. Speaking on Newstalk this morning, Downey…

Calls for Commissioner Hogan to address power of the supermarkets

December 2, 2014

Agri-Business

Europe’s political framework needs to address the power of supermarkets according to Gerd Sonnleitner, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the 2014 FAO International Year…

Generating success on a dairy farm

July 14, 2014

Rural Life

To mark the International Year of the Family Farm, Teagasc is producing a series of online videos highlighting the importance of family farms in…

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