Agri-Business
Delay in payments causing 'severe pressure' for young farmers
The ongoing delays with the payments to young farmers is causing severe pressure for many young farmers, according to Macra...
Agri-Business
The ongoing delays with the payments to young farmers is causing severe pressure for many young farmers, according to Macra...
Beef
As part of the Macra na Feirme’s Young Farmer Conference, those interested in beef production attended the suckler-to-beef farm of...
Beef
As part of this year’s Macra na Feirme Annual Conference, one farm walk was to the Macroom farm of Niall...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme’s annual conference takes place this weekend, October 23-25 in the Rochestown Park Hotel, Co. Cork. The annual...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme is urging its members to get to know their neighbours this autumn and to engage with others...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme has announced the appointment of its former President, Kieran O’Dowd to the position of Land Mobility Facilitator. O’Dowd...
Rural Life
The top Macra na Feirme clubs in the country have been announced by the young farmers organisation. These clubs will...
Dairy
It’s been a long-held opinion among many that dairy farms in the West of Ireland can never compete with those...
Agri-Business
This year’s winner of this year’s Macra na Feirme/FBD Young Farmer of the Year is a farmer from Louth. Jonathan...
Rural Life
This year’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year finalists have been announced, with the winner being named tonight (September 1)...
Dairy
Current milk prices are putting a pinch on the purse-strings of a lot of farmers, according to former Macra na...
Rural Life
Aaron Forde, Director and Chairman of Ornua, is to lead a team of judges to determine Macra’s FBD Young Farmer...
Rural Life
Some 35 Macra members from across the country will receive Leadership Distinction Awards at a special awards ceremony as part...
Rural Life
This year’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year county finalists have been announced, with the winner named on September 1,...
Rural Life
Irish farming is suffering while Teagasc is under-resourced, according to Macra na Feirme National President Sean Finan. The Roscommon native...
Rural Life
Callan Macra from Co. Kilkenny and Tullow Macra Co. Carlow are the final two teams that will compete at the FBD...
Rural Life
Moynalty Macra from Co. Meath and Knockbride Macra from Co. Cavan have qualified for the FBD Farmskills national final in...
Agri-Business
Macra na Ferime has launched the Young Farmer Skillnet, which is an informal training programme available to young farmers. It...