Agri-Business
New 'farm certs' for young farmers launched by Macra
Macra na Ferime has launched the Young Farmer Skillnet, which is an informal training programme available to young farmers. It...
Agri-Business
Macra na Ferime has launched the Young Farmer Skillnet, which is an informal training programme available to young farmers. It...
Rural Life
Cork Macra are through to the FBD Farmskills Final which takes place on August 9, 2015. One of three semi-finals...
Rural Life
South Longford Macra has won the National Dairy Council (NDC) All-Ireland Tag Rugby Final, the organisation says. The final took place...
Agri-Business
In his inaugural speech, new Macra na Feirme National President, Seán Finan, addressed Macra’s plans for informal training for young...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme’s land mobility programme is turning out to be an unqualified success, according to the organisation’s President elect...
Rural Life
The Johnstown/ Coolgreaney Macra club won the top prize at the recent Macra na Feirme All-Ireland drama final, which took place in...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme has, once again, teamed up with The National Dairy Council (NDC) to host ‘Dairyfest’ in UCD –...
Rural Life
The new President, of Macra na Feirme, Roscommon-man Sean Finan, plans to growth the organisation’s new membership during his term...
Rural Life
Sean Finan from Castlerea Macra in Co. Roscommon has been elected as the 35th National President of Macra na Feirme....
Rural Life
Carrigaline Macra from Seandun, Co. Cork has won the All-Ireland debating final by beating East Laois Macra. The debating final took...
Rural Life
The nomination process for Macra na Feirme’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates has now closed and the election candidates have been...
Rural Life
Three National Leadership Awards were awarded to outstanding young leaders in Macra na Feirme recently. Yvonne Daly, Kieran McEvoy and...
Agri-Business
The adoption of a ‘rolling reference year’ in the latest round of CAP reform would have removed the possibility of...
Agri-Business
So called ‘old’ young farmers may yet receive some support from the National Reserve, according to Macra President Kieran O’Dowd....
Rural Life
There is more land available to be farmed than there are young farmers to take these opportunities, Austin Finn told...
Agri-Business
Roscommon man Seán Finan has formally declared his intention to run for the presidency of Macra na Feirme and joins...
Rural Life
Land mobility is the new quota and this topic will be discussed at a Macra event in Cahir next week....
Agri-Business
Macra launched its Land Mobility service in 2013 to help improve land mobility in farming in Ireland. It outlines a...