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
There will be very few hill farmers in the years to come due to the time-consuming and difficult nature of...
Rural Life
The farm organisation representing hill farmers has criticised demands from the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) to remove sheep from hills....
Rural Life
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 going forward into the future,” according to Gerry...
Sheep
“New environmental schemes need to be implemented to reward farmers that will manage their sheep on the hills,” according to...
Sheep
Denis Halpin and his wife Ann are sheep farmers in Hollywood, Co. Wicklow, where they run a flock of sheep...
Sheep
“Electronic Identification Tagging (EID) is the future of the Irish sheep sector,” according to James Smyth of Irish Country Meats...
Rural Life
Farmers have been encouraged to apply for the National Walks Scheme, which is set to double the number of national...
Sheep
Joe Scahill from Prospect, Westport, Co. Mayo, farms 400ac alongside his wife Cathy and four children Lisa (19), Kate (17),...
Sheep
The Department of Agriculture will shortly be issuing an application form and the terms and conditions for the Sheep Welfare Scheme...
Sheep
Teagasc is predicting that the size of Ireland’s national sheep flock will, at best, remain at its current level –...
Rural Life
There is a growing concern among landowners and recreational users of the uplands in the wake of the recent judgement...
Environment
Upland farm management, particularly, the natural soakage of uplands, boglands and heaths will play an essential role in future flood...
Environment
Forestry could be five times more profitable than upland sheep farming, Confer, the Scottish organisation promoting forestry and wood, says....
Sheep
Hill ewes in North Co Mayo will start lambing within the next fortnight, according to Porturlin flock owner Tony Flannery....
Agri-Business
A new national farming organisation is being set up and it aims to represent marginalised and low income farmers. It...
Environment
Over 2,000 hill and commonage farmers have turned out today to march on the Taoiseach’s office in Castlebar in protest...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney is insisting on imposing regulations in regard to hill and commonage farmers participating in...