Agri-Business
Co. Wicklow native Michael Ryan has been elected as the new president of the Agricultural Consultants’ Association (ACA).
Agri Politics
Minister McConalogue has said that in order to manage water quality, farms must have 'sufficient storage' levels for their needs
ACA has called on DAFM to allow farmers or their advisors have 10 days to rectify errors in applications in regards to nitrates
Beef
The ACA president has said that farmers should be mindful of the fact that farm advisors do not receive texts from DAFM on slurry movements.
More advisors will be needed across the country but particularly in areas with co-operation zones which must be scored for ACRES.
The Agricultural Consultants' Association (ACA) has said that recruitment is underway for 130 new agricultural consultant posts.