Rural Life
How to prioritise your mental health this Christmas
Turn2Me, Ireland’s national mental health charity, is urging people who find Christmas difficult to make use of its free online...
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Environment
Report: 48% see financial return as barrier to renewable diversification
Irish farmers are increasingly turning to solar energy, but 48% still believe financial investment or return is the biggest barrier...
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Calf milk replacer range with Opti-Skim sees expansion
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Tillage
IGGG 'confident' farmers will be compensated after recent harvest
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has confirmed that it is “confident” that a mechanism for financial support will be...
Environment
MEPs call for 'real supports' for Irish farmers
The government must announce “real supports” for Irish farmers now that it has agreed on the sectoral emissions targets, MEPs...
Agri-Business
Commission approves €20m support scheme for Czech farmers
The European Commission has approved a €20.2 million support scheme for primary agricultural producers in Czech Republic in the context...
Horticulture
Horticulture support scheme closes for applications this week
An independent TD has reminded the horticultural sector to submit applications to the Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme (HEPS) before the...
N.Ireland
Rank and file farmers support UFU policy priorities
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has confirmed that the broad swathe of farmers in Northern Ireland fully support...
Rural Life
Kilcormac farmer calls for 'poetic justice' for rural areas
Instead of pushing people out of the countryside into urban areas on the basis that that’s where services are more...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Agri Politics
Calls to reject any mandatory reductions in mooted EU measures
Analysis that milk prices could slump by up to 20% – coupled with the ongoing difficulty for beef farmers in...
CAP / Schemes
'We have a certain budget': EU continues to stall on market interventions
The European Commission has remained tight-lipped as to what, if any, market interventions and supports can be expected for the...
Agri Politics
Fianna Fáil on beef fund: 'Government totally misled farmers'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed must clarify when he first became aware that the European Commission’s...
Beef
Beef Plan: 'Production reduction' measures 'hugely frustrating'
The latest revelations that a “production reduction” measure must be taken to avail of the €100 million Brexit beef package...
Beef
'No strings attached': Beef package 'must target farmers - not feedlots'
It is essential that the €100 million Brexit beef package is targeted at the farmers who need it most, with no...
Beef
Minister called on to begin consultation on beef package pay-out
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
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Where might trees fit for a sustainable future?
The Teagasc Forestry One to One Clinics facilitate a discussion on where trees might fit for a sustainable future. Teagasc...
Beef
Beef support package a 'badly needed confidence boost'
The €100 million aid package for the Irish beef sector has been welcomed by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association...
Agri Politics
Creed: 'Exceptional' no-deal aid will be necessary for beef
Exceptional aid comprising a number of measures will be necessary to protect the Irish beef industry from the worst effects...
Rural Life
Support measure for flood-hit farmers in northeast Donegal revealed
A support measure for flood-hit farmers in northeast Co. Donegal has been revealed this afternoon by the Minister for Agriculture,...