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Growing a sheep farming business from 23ac to 400ac in Co. Mayo

March 4, 2018

Joe Scahill from Prospect, Westport, Co. Mayo, farms 400ac alongside his wife Cathy and four children Lisa (19), Kate (17), Sean (14) and…

€25m Sheep Welfare Scheme application forms to issue to farmers shortly

December 19, 2016

Sheep

The Department of Agriculture will shortly be issuing an application form and the terms and conditions for the Sheep Welfare Scheme to all sheep…

Steady as she goes where sheep numbers are concerned

October 4, 2016

Sheep

Teagasc is predicting that the size of Ireland’s national sheep flock will, at best, remain at its current level – 2.4m breeding ewes…

‘Growing concern’ among landowners following hill walker judgement

April 26, 2016

Rural Life

There is a growing concern among landowners and recreational users of the uplands in the wake of the recent judgement to award €40,000…

We need a holistic approach to flood management – INHFA

January 13, 2016

Environment

Upland farm management, particularly, the natural soakage of uplands, boglands and heaths will play an essential role in future flood management, according to Colm…

‘Forestry could be five times profitable than hill sheep farming’

July 26, 2015

Environment

Forestry could be five times more profitable than upland sheep farming, Confer, the Scottish organisation promoting forestry and wood, says. Confer says that Scottish…

Hill lambing season to get underway within days

March 19, 2015

Sheep

Hill ewes in North Co Mayo will start lambing within the next fortnight, according to Porturlin flock owner Tony Flannery. “I have a…

New farming organisation targets 20,000 farmers

January 19, 2015

Agri-Business

A new national farming organisation is being set up and it aims to represent marginalised and low income farmers. It hopes to attract…

Thousands of farmers march on Castlebar over ‘unfair’ GLAS

December 5, 2014

Environment

Over 2,000 hill and commonage farmers have turned out today to march on the Taoiseach’s office in Castlebar in protest over the Department…

Minister accused of discrimination against hill farmers

December 4, 2014

Environment

The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney is insisting on imposing regulations in regard to hill and commonage farmers participating in the new GLAS…

IFA hill committee calls for flexibility in GLAS implementation

November 30, 2014

Environment

Minister for Agriculture has been called on to allow flexibility in the implementation of his new rules for farmers to get into the…

Hill farmers to march on Enda Kenny’s office

November 26, 2014

Environment

Hill farmers are to march on Castlebar in protest next week following months unrest over the Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the new…

‘Inflexible’ rules pose threat to hill farmers says MEP

November 17, 2014

Environment

The Department of Agriculture is unnecessarily imposing conditions on the participation of hill and commonage farmers in the new EU supported GLAS Scheme,…

Hill farmers to hold meeting on SFP and GLAS this week

November 17, 2014

Environment

The Hill Farmers for Action Group has organised a commonage information meeting for Thursday, November 20, at 8pm in Peacockes Hotel, Maam Cross.…

Hill Farmers for Action take their case to Brussels

November 11, 2014

Environment

Independent MEP Marian Harkin organised a series of meetings in Brussels for hill and commonage farmers with senior officials of the European Commission…

Efforts underway to improve returns on hill sheep farms

October 28, 2014

Sheep

A number of industry stakeholders are coming together to improve returns in the hill sheep sector according to Sheep Ireland. It says current…

‘GLAS proposals adapted significantly in light of hill farmer concerns’

October 24, 2014

Environment

Having listened very carefully to the concerns expressed by hill-farmers and their representatives over the new GLAS scheme, the Minister for Agriculture Food…

Hill, commonage farmers call for face-to-face meeting with Minister

October 14, 2014

Environment

Hill and commonage farmers are threatening to withdraw their goodwill allowing access to hills, commonages and walkways unless the Minister agrees to a…

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