Rural Life
Slower broadband and lack of job opportunities frustrate rural dwellers
Aspects of life that frustrate rural dwellers are slower broadband (63%) and a lack of job opportunities (45%), according to research...
Rural Life
Aspects of life that frustrate rural dwellers are slower broadband (63%) and a lack of job opportunities (45%), according to research...
Rural Life
The closing date for Macra’s club of the year competition is this Thursday June 30, and every club in the...
CAP / Schemes
It is very disappointing that there is to be no National Reserve funding for 2016, according to Macra na Feirme...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme has elected a new National Executive following the National AGM that took place last Saturday, May 7,...
Other
Macra na Feirme National President Seán Finan has again warned that the lack of any National Reserve in 2016 could...
Rural Life
Last week, Mitchelstown Macra held a movie night at the mart for mental health and organisers of the event have said that...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme National President Seán Finan has paid tribute to the organisation’s outgoing Chief Executive Officer Edmund Connolly. The longest-serving...
CAP / Schemes
The education requirement for the 2016 Young Farmers Scheme has changed since last year, according to Macra. To comply with...
Rural Life
Mitchelstown Macra has come up with a new initiative to highlight mental health in the rural community; Movie Night at...
Beef
The Mercosur trade deal is “the potential death knell for Ireland’s specialised quality beef industry” according to Macra na Feirme President...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme will meet the Department of Agriculture this week over the prospect of no funding for a 2016...
Agri-Business
The availability of a fully resourced Basic Payment National Reserve in 2016, and subsequent years, is essential for young farmers,...
Rural Life
The 2016 FBD Young Farmer of the Year is now open for entries and farmers in all enterprises are being...
Tillage
The ‘one size fits all’ approach to the implementation of Greening measures does not adequately reflect the reality of farming, according...
Agri-Business
The Department has given no indication that it will significantly improve its communications with farmers despite comments by the Minister...
Agri-Business
Over the past number of months, there has been increasing disquiet in the farming community over problems contacting the Department...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme has announced the six finalists for the National Leadership Awards. Each finalist went through a challenging interview...
Agri-Business
The ongoing delays with the payments to young farmers is causing severe pressure for many young farmers, according to Macra...