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New skin cancer campaign urges farmers to be ‘SunSmart’

August 2, 2018

A new skin cancer campaign launched by the Marie Keating Foundation is urging farmers to prioritise the health of their skin and be ‘SunSmart’ all year…

AIB urges farming customers in need of support to get in touch

July 5, 2018

Agri-Business

AIB has urged its farming customers to assess their own situation and to get in contact early if they require support, as a…

Farmers sought for new TV series aiming to make dreams a reality

May 29, 2018

Rural Life

Farmers are being sought to take part in a new TV series which is hoping to make dreams come true for some lucky…

Farmers offered complimentary heart health checks

May 1, 2018

Rural Life

Glanbia members, suppliers and customers will be offered a complimentary heart health check in the coming weeks and months. It has been announced…

Hogan quashes concerns around part-time farmers’ CAP payments

April 26, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Concerns in relation to whether part-time farmers could continue to draw down payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 were quashed today.…

‘No medals for martyrdom’: Importance of farmers’ wellbeing underlined

April 10, 2018

Rural Life

Farmers were encouraged to look after their own physical and mental health at a Knowledge Transfer (KT) event on farmer wellbeing. Approved by…

Farmers continue to struggle due to water contamination

March 13, 2018

Environment

Some farmers in south Tipperary are continuing to struggle through their daily workloads without a drinkable water supply. A ‘do not drink’ notice…

Does a tractor driver with a learner permit need to be accompanied?

March 5, 2018

Rural Life

Currently, a person who holds a learner permit has to be accompanied by a fully qualified driver before they can get behind the…

30% jump year-on-year in land purchase loan approvals – BOI

February 27, 2018

Rural Life

A 30% jump year-on-year in land purchase loan approvals for 2017 was recently reported by Bank of Ireland (BOI). This was driven by a 25%…

Key advice for livestock farmers in light of Status Red weather warning

February 26, 2018

Rural Life

Farmers have been advised to take particular protective measures in relation to livestock following the severe weather this week. This is all the…

Landless families face eviction from land they have grazed for over 40 years

February 6, 2018

Rural Life

Three families with virtually no land of their own face eviction from a ‘cowpark’ which they have grazed for over 40 years. It…

€27,500 in damages awarded in legal right-of-way saga

February 1, 2018

Rural Life

By Brendan Furlong A Wexford farmer has won a legal right-of-way through farmland, following two days of a civil court action and was…

Pics: 2018 calving season well underway

January 26, 2018

Dairy

The 2018 calving season is well underway on many dairy farms across the country, with plenty of farmers taking to Twitter to share…

Slurry ban set to be lifted for parts of the country tomorrow

January 12, 2018

Environment

The ban on spreading slurry is set to be lifted for parts of the country tomorrow, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food…

‘The days when offal and skins had no value are gone’

January 11, 2018

Beef

The day has passed when offal and skins had no value and the farmer must now get a fair share of the profits…

Fears farmers could become an ‘endangered species’ in the western region

January 11, 2018

Rural Life

There are real fears emerging that farmers could become an “endangered species” in the western region, according to Sean Canney TD. Representing the…

Slurry tanks reach capacity as prohibited spreading period draws to a close

January 8, 2018

Environment

Slurry tanks around the country are reaching capacity, as the prohibited period for spreading draws to a close. Speaking to AgriLand, Maurice Gannon –…

‘Where possible, we will return value to farmers’

October 27, 2017

Agri-Business

Where possible, the Kepak Group is committed to returning value to farmer suppliers, according to the group’s Meat Division CEO Sean Coffey. The…

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