Environment
Cavan authorities rule out use of CPOs in greenway project
There are “no plans to use compulsory purchase orders” (CPOs) to develop greenways in Co. Cavan, according to a recent...
Environment
There are “no plans to use compulsory purchase orders” (CPOs) to develop greenways in Co. Cavan, according to a recent...
Beef
A number of department approved beef export plants are offering 385c/kg for steers and 395c/kg for factory-fit heifers. However, other plants...
Dairy
Multinational retailer Iceland has moved to increase its milk price for fresh milk suppliers by 2c/L in light of current...
Pig/Poultry
Irish pig producers are getting increasingly worried about the state of the sector, as prices remain well below the cost...
Tillage
The drought has affected all tillage crops this season, but more so in the south-east of the country. A Wexford...
Tillage
SuperValu has agreed to put financial supports in place for a number of their existing growers of vegetable crops. Its...
Agri-Business
Farmers owed approximately €250,000 following the closure of Castleblayney Mart in Co. Monaghan earlier this year have decided to seek...
Tillage
The Government must halt the continued decline of the Irish tillage sector; this was the message Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
Agri Politics
Opposition against the use of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) to secure lands for the South Kerry Greenway project rang loud...
Beef
The work that has been carried out on market access is not giving a return back to beef farmers, according...
Rural Life
Members of the Wexford branch of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) recently established a blockade outside BAM Construction’s compound in Scarawalsh,...
Environment
Greenways will not work if threatening compulsory land acquisitions is the strategy used, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
Pig/Poultry
The average Irish pig unit is suffering a loss of €3,500 every week at the current economic figures of producing...
Rural Life
Farmers are being challenged by Teagasc and the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to think about improving livestock handling systems to...
Rural Life
For the fourth day of Farm Safety Week (today, Thursday, July 19), the focus is on keeping children safe on...
Rural Life
The increased risk of farm accidents due to reduced hearing and eyesight as farmers get older was flagged up today...
Machinery
Farmers have been urged “not to rely on luck” when working with machinery by the chairperson of the Irish Farmers’...
Agri Politics
As Farm Safety Week 2018 gets underway this week from today (Monday, July 16), the Irish Farmers’ Association has announced...