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Land is the new quota restricting farmers - Macra
Land mobility is the new quota and this topic will be discussed at a Macra event in Cahir next week....
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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...
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The Basic Payment Scheme replaces the present Single Farm Payment for farmers and here Macra outlines what it is and...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme announced the winners of its Public Speaking Competitions recently. According to Macra, at the All Ireland final...
Agri-Business
Some 346 inquiries were made into the Land Mobility Service, which was launched by Macra na Feirme last year. It...
Rural Life
The race to be president of Macra na Feirme has officially kicked off with Meath-man Eamon Cassells throwing his hat...
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Macra na Feirme has organised a night at the dogs on November 28 to fundraise for its local clubs. Macra...
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The 50th annual FBD Queen of the Land festival was won this weekend by Orla Murphy from Co. Galway. Orla...
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The AIB Club of the Year awards, the highlight of Macra’s annual conference, took place in the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise...
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Three young farmers have scooped the top prizes at the All-Ireland finals of the 2014 Macra na Feirme Beef and...
Dairy
Dairy expansion won’t all be about greenfield sites with 300 cows, according to Sean O’Donnell, Nuffield Scholar and FBD, Macra na...
Agri-Business
The level of food that Ireland imports is unacceptable, according to James Nix, Policy Director with An Taisce, who told the...
Environment
Calendar farming is a complete joke and is holding farmers back, according to dairy farmer Sean Coughlan. The Chairman of...
Environment
Farming sustainably needs to be financially viable for the farmer and for this to happen, every link in the food...
Environment
Factory owners have a responsibility to take action to improve their reputation, according to Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. Speaking...
Rural Life
The Macra annual conference takes place this weekend with a title of ‘Young Farmers – The New Environmentalists’ as its...
Other
There was a generally positive reaction to Budget 2015 from farm organisations and stakeholders following its announcement by the Minister...
Agri-Business
Included in a suite of measures under the new CAP reform which comes into force next year Ireland decided to...