Rural Life
DAFM urged to suspend inspections as weather deteriorates
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for support for farmers from the agricultural sector and further afield as they...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for support for farmers from the agricultural sector and further afield as they...
Tillage
Teagasc has said that potato growers must soil test to secure the use of added phosphate fertiliser this year. Without...
Tillage
A procedure known as ‘dynamic realignment’ could help secure seed potato supplies for Irish maincrop growers, according to the Irish...
Tillage
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to seek immediate compensation from the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM)...
Tillage
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Francie Gorman, has been given a clear mandate by potato growers to organise protests outside...
Sheep
The hogget trade in sheep marts across the country is proving to be a source of frustration for some farmers...
Sheep
Up to €8.30kg is available in the hogget trade this week, as producer groups are securing higher prices from factories....
Sheep
Applications to enter a new national sheep welfare scheme are expected to open in early April of this year. This new...
Agri Politics
Wexford County Council and the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have agree to a protocol for farm inspections in the county....
Agri Politics
A resolution was passed today (Monday, March 11) by Cavan county councillors that recognises the “significant contribution” of farmers to the...
Agri Politics
Kerry county councillors have today (Monday, March 11) unanimously backed an emergency motion offering their support to farmers. The motion...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to clarify the rules regarding driving licence...
Tillage
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) deputy president, Alice Doyle, is calling on the government to fully support the tillage sector, adding...
Tillage
Tillage farmers are being urged to put a strategic plan in place, when it comes to tackling the 2024 spring...
Sheep
Farmers with factory-fit hoggets are being urged to “sell hard” to capitalise on the current prices in the hogget trade....
Environment
An Taisce has welcomed the High Court’s “rigour” in relation to its ongoing legal challenge against the state’s fifth Nitrates...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has launched its 2024 “No Dogs Allowed” campaign as it says the government and local...
Environment
A decision by a High Court judge that a complex legal case, launched by An Taisce, must go ahead on...