The new Irish Farmer Calendar just landed, fetch our smelling salts
And we’ve got all 12 months.
#Farmers
# Full Throttle
From TheJournal.ie
# Full Throttle
Tractor -V- Water Cannon: EU to give farmers €500m after mass protest
Up to 6,000 farmers took part in the protest, claiming that their livelihoods are at risk by below-cost selling from retailers.
# Naughty Farmers
From TheJournal.ie
# Naughty Farmers
People from the north-west and farmers are Ireland's worst tax offenders
A new report by the RTÉ Investigations Unit digs into the tax misdemeanours of the Irish public.
# Pr Gimmick
From TheJournal.ie
# Pr Gimmick
'Grotesque and appalling': War of words erupts between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív has accused the government’s senior party of lying about protecting rural Ireland.
# Opinion
From TheJournal.ie
# Opinion
There are ambitious new plans for Ireland’s most important indigenous industry
New targets for the Agri-Food sector could have a signifiant impact on Ireland’s economy.
# Road Frontage
# Road Frontage
Forget Tinder - lonely Irish farmers are looking for love on Facebook
Agricultural matchmaking at its finest.
# On The Up
From TheJournal.ie
# On The Up
Want to snap up some acres of land in Dublin? The price is on the rise
Agricultural land in Ireland remains expensive when compared with land prices in much of Northern Europe.
# Graphic
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# Graphic
This is why some TDs have to watch a video of thousands of pigs being slaughtered
Farmers have made claims against the Department of Agriculture.
# Bovine Intervention
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# Bovine Intervention
'Sometimes politicians are more accurate than journalists' - Simon Coveney
The agriculture minister has been speaking about reports the Irish dairy industry is to lose 3,000 farmers in the next 5 years
# Macra Election
# Macra Election
Meath man's Macra na Feirme campaign video is a thing of beauty
It’s the most delightfully Irish thing you’ll see today, we promise.
# Sane Cows
From TheJournal.ie
# Sane Cows
After 15 years, China has lifted its ban on Irish beef
But hold on, more inspections are still needed.
# Udder Chicanery
From TheJournal.ie
# Udder Chicanery
Seen any stolen cows recently? It could earn you €10,000
The initiative is being operated by Crimestoppers, the Irish Farmers Association and an Garda Siochana.
# Crisis
From TheJournal.ie
# Crisis
Bad news if you love mussels: 10,000 tonnes of top quality Irish shellfish is unfit to eat
Algal blooms which should have disappeared by now have made some shellfish unsafe to consume.
# Green Shoots
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# Galway
From TheJournal.ie
# Galway
Investigation launched after thousands of personal documents found on side of road
Confidential documents were scattered on the Tuam to Athenry road.
# Splitters
From TheJournal.ie
# Splitters
Thousands of farmers to close gate on IFA and start their own group
The new group will ‘represent all farmers, not just those in rural areas’.
# Our Beef
From TheJournal.ie
# Our Beef
Ireland becomes first EU country allowed to sell beef to the US since BSE ban
Beef from the EU has been banned from the US since it imposed its ban over fifteen years ago due to BSE.
# On Yer Bike
From TheJournal.ie
# On Yer Bike
You'll soon be able to cycle along the Ring of Kerry, but some farmers aren't happy
The 26 kilometre route runs close to the back of some landowners homes, intruding on their farmland.
# Trade
From TheJournal.ie
# Trade
Column: What you should know about hushed negotiations taking place between the EU and US
One of the largest free trade agreements to be negotiated in recent times is provoking serious concerns among civil groups.
# Tragedy
From TheJournal.ie
# Tragedy
Post mortems due on two farmers killed in Donegal farm accident
The accident occurred just after 6pm last night at Killygordon, Co Donegal.
# New Rules
From TheJournal.ie
# New Rules
Children under 7 to be banned from tractors
Under new rules. farmers will be able to be prosecuted for a number of offences.
# Your Say
From TheJournal.ie
# Your Say
Poll: Do you support the farmers who are protesting?
Farmers are protesting as they want better payment for their beef. Do you support them?
# Price Of A Pint
From TheJournal.ie
# Price Of A Pint
There was a protest outside the Guinness factory today, here's why
Dozens of farmers held a demonstration.
# News Wrap
From TheJournal.ie
# News Wrap
Today's top stories in 6 seconds
Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.
# Not Going Home
From TheJournal.ie
# Not Going Home
Another 48 hours: Farmers dig-in for overnight meat factory protests
Thousands of farmers have been camped outside meat processing plants since 3pm this afternoon.
# Prime Numbers
From TheJournal.ie
# Prime Numbers
Nudity, Facebook, and the 1916 Rising: The week in numbers
What percentage of people think the 1916 Rising was a mistake?
# Let's Talk
From TheJournal.ie
# Let's Talk
Farmers and processors agree to two weeks of talks to try to end the beef crisis
McDonald’s and Tesco, the two biggest buyers of Irish beef, attended discussions this evening for the first time.
# Dáil Talk
From TheJournal.ie
# Dáil Talk
State of the Nation: How will Simon Coveney appease 'very angry' beef farmers?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Budget 2015
From TheJournal.ie
# Budget 2015
Readers’ Panel Part Two: What are you expecting from Budget 2015?
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.
# Going Back
From TheJournal.ie
# Going Back
The National Ploughing Championships are heading back to Laois next year
Next year’s festival will take place from 22-24 September 2015.
# Catchy
From TheJournal.ie
# Catchy
Who you gonna call? The Department of Agriculture Investigations Division
The new unit will bring the department’s investigations unit under one banner.
# Primary Education
From TheJournal.ie
# Primary Education
Calls for farm safety to be taught to primary students following Cork farm accident
A young girl was killed in a farming accident over the weekend.
From TheJournal.ie
The amount of property stolen from farms will probably surprise you
Trailers are particularly popular among thieves, apparently.
# Farming Community
From TheJournal.ie
# Farming Community
Over 45% of farmers' family members treated for mental health, with half impacted by suicide
More than a third said suicide had been experienced in their wider community.
# Tullamore
From TheJournal.ie
# Tullamore
Farmers protest outside Burger King over Irish beef prices
Farmers were protesting against the prices they get paid for beef.
# Beef Prices
From TheJournal.ie
# Beef Prices
Irish farmers' anger at 'decimation' of income
A meeting in Navan organised by the Irish Farmers Association saw tempers flare over beef pricing.
# Farming
From TheJournal.ie
# Farming
Tired of the traditional mart? A new website allows livestock to be auctioned online
Livestock-live.com has already sold as much as €500,000 worth of livestock since it was launched in the United Kingdom.
# Cheap Meat
From TheJournal.ie
# Cheap Meat
Irish people need to stop expecting to pay €5 for a steak, say farmers
“Shops have no problem charging more than €5 for certain brands of mouthwash, which you essentially spit down the sink”.
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