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Sweet silage, Macra competition closes this Tuesday
With the topic of grass silage never more prominent, the latest Macra na Feirme competition allows the entrant to have the mineral...
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With the topic of grass silage never more prominent, the latest Macra na Feirme competition allows the entrant to have the mineral...
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This weekend some 79 Macra members from across the country will receive leadership distinction awards at a special awards ceremony...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme is encouraging farmers to complete a fodder census and also to complete a fodder budget for their own...
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Dr Edmond Harty, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012, and CEO and technical director of Dairymaster, will...
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The FBD Young Farmer of the Year county finalists have been announced this week. They will go on to represent...
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Macra na Feirme‘s annual young farmers survey is under way. It wants to know what young farmers are thinking in 2013....
Rural Life
At the Tullamore Show last Sunday, Macra na Feirme, the young farmers and rural youth organisation, was there to highlight...
Rural Life
At the Tullamore Show today, Macra na Feirme is highlighting changes to driving license requirements concerning the pulling of trailers...
Breaking News
The winners of International Miss Macra 2013 were announced at the weekend. Miss Gemma Goulding from Laois won International Miss Macra 2013, with...
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All roads lead to Gurteen Agricultural College in Roscrea, Co Tipperary from the 3-10 August for Macra na Feirme’s opportunity...
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The national final of Macra’s Irish Dairy Board Dairy Stockjudging competition took place at the Irish Holstein Friesian Association Open...
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“Don’t walk by, say hi” is the simple slogan for Know Your Neighbour Weekend, which takes place this week in...
Agri-Business
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) deal agreed yesterday provides greater flexibility on maximising the use of the 2 per cent...
Agri-Business
“When the 25 per cent young farmer top up is introduced in 2015, it will be the first direct support...
Agri-Business
CAP Reform risks being seriously watered down if established vested interests get there way. This is according to Macra na...
Breaking News
Macra na Feirme recently launched Know Your Neighbour Weekend aiming to encourage engagement with neighbours “Recent times of crisis have...