Rural Life
'Farmers are going hungry to feed their animals' - FRG
The fodder crisis is seeing some farmers going hungry to feed their animals, according to Thomas Gunning, managing director of...
FRG
CAP / Schemes
'Unjust' CAP leaves farmers 'ashamed' to ask their children to take over the farm
Farmers are “ashamed” to ask their children to take over the family farm as a result of an “unjust” Common...
Agri Politics
Calls for a postal survey to be carried out as part of CAP consultation
Calls have been made for a postal survey to be carried out as part of the current CAP post-2020 consultation...
Beef
'Suckler cows are keeping people in jobs in rural Ireland'
Suckler cows are keeping people in jobs in rural Ireland, according to Peadar Glennon from the Irish Simmental Cattle Society...
Beef
'If you get into bad cows you will breed bad cattle'
The demise of the national suckler cow herd was the basis of a meeting recently organised by the Irish Farm-Family...
Beef
'The cost of keeping a suckler cow is driving farmers to get out'
The cost of keeping a suckler cow is driving farmers to get out of suckling, according to the managing director of...
Agri Politics
'Everyone seems to be getting more out of farming than the farmers themselves'
Irish farmers are being put under increasing pressure from all angles and are not receiving a fair price for their...
Agri-Business
Over 7,000 farmers sign petition in opposition to the 4-movement rule
Over 7,000 farmers nationwide have signed a petition in opposition to the 4-movement rule for cattle enforced by meat processing...