Agri Politics
Hill farming described as 'essential' for upland management
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Hill Farming Committee chair, Caillín Conneely, has said that economic and social activity is absolutely critical...
Hill Farming
Beef News
Minister urged to support hill farmers amid input crisis
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue must support hill farmers through the input-cost crisis, national hill farming...
Video
Agriland explores an organic hill farm in west Kerry
Agriland visited the organic farm of Brigid O’Connor in Gleann na nGealt, Camp, Co. Kerry where she regularly welcomes visitors...
Rural Life
Call to ban dogs from farmland and hills before summer
Legislation is needed before the summer season to ban dogs from farmland and hills, according to an Irish Farmers’ Association...
Property
Executor sales see Wicklow farms in online auctions
Two Wicklow farms have come onto the market in executor sales, one in Aughrim and the other in Tinahely. A...
Agri Politics
Fears of western farm exodus if proper supports aren't allocated
Concerns have been raised of an eventual but inevitable farming exodus along the western coasts and hill areas if supports...
Rural Life
'There will be very few hill farmers in years to come'
There will be very few hill farmers in the years to come due to the time-consuming and difficult nature of...
Rural Life
'Hill farmers are the real environmentalists' - INHFA hits out at IWT
The farm organisation representing hill farmers has criticised demands from the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) to remove sheep from hills....
Rural Life
'Serious concerns' raised over recreational use of farmland
Hill farmers are growing increasingly concerned over the recreational use of their farms, particularly people who bring their dogs onto...
Sheep
'There is untapped potential on hill farms that we need to exploit' - Gerry Boyle
“There is untapped potential on hill farms that we need to exploit going forward into the future,” according to Gerry...
Sheep
Getting better results from hill lamb production
“New environmental schemes need to be implemented to reward farmers that will manage their sheep on the hills,” according to...
Sheep
Sheep focus: Sheep farming in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains
Denis Halpin and his wife Ann are sheep farmers in Hollywood, Co. Wicklow, where they run a flock of sheep...
Sheep
EID is the future of the sheep sector - ICM's James Smyth
“Electronic Identification Tagging (EID) is the future of the Irish sheep sector,” according to James Smyth of Irish Country Meats...
Rural Life
IFA encourages farmers to apply for National Walks Scheme
Farmers have been encouraged to apply for the National Walks Scheme, which is set to double the number of national...
Sheep
Growing a sheep farming business from 23ac to 400ac in Co. Mayo
Joe Scahill from Prospect, Westport, Co. Mayo, farms 400ac alongside his wife Cathy and four children Lisa (19), Kate (17),...
Sheep
€25m Sheep Welfare Scheme application forms to issue to farmers shortly
The Department of Agriculture will shortly be issuing an application form and the terms and conditions for the Sheep Welfare Scheme...
Sheep
Steady as she goes where sheep numbers are concerned
Teagasc is predicting that the size of Ireland’s national sheep flock will, at best, remain at its current level –...
Rural Life
'Growing concern' among landowners following hill walker judgement
There is a growing concern among landowners and recreational users of the uplands in the wake of the recent judgement...
