Sunday 17 January, 2021
The ICSA says that money from Europe is being sent to already profitable dairy farms.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association said meat factories are giving the impression that young bull beef is not wanted but we need to make sure live exports are viable.
Forget your selfie – it’s all about the felfie.
The reality is that this globalisation of our food and agricultural system is failing consumers, the environment and our farmers.
This is the last year the Irish dairy sector will be unbound by quota restrictions.
Growth predicted for dairy sector in particular once quotas are removed.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Bill seeks to implement several reforms, including updated regulation of the grocery sector.
Thousands of acres of forestry has been burned in recent years.
Ireland’s volume of milk supplies in January was above what is allowed under EU quotas.
Up to 500,000 children in developing countries go blind each year due to vitamin A deficiency.
The Buachaill is nothing if not persistent.
“It covers everything from hill farmers to suckler cows,” Enda Kenny said today.
The HSA said it was particularly concerned about the deaths of four children on farms in 2013.
With divorce came the fear that farms could be could be broken up, along with a marriage.
Guaranteed to make them moo-n over you.
Coveney announced €195 million for the disadvantaged areas scheme but a cost benefit view has farmers on edge.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Most people ‘too stupid’ to emigrate, farmers want gun money, and Diageo unlikely to face charges over Arthur’s Day…
More female farmers surveyed were opposed to the legislation than the men surveyed.
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The payments are given to farmers living in areas considered to be at a particular disadvantaged due to factors like location in a mountainous area or restrictions due to preservation.
Eight out of ten farmers say they should have the right to own a gun to protect themselves and their property.
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Over the summer there was an increase in livestock thefts reported in Cavan and Monaghan.
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Not a bad idea in the fight against drugs – but low prices and coffee plant diseases getting in the way.
Sheep in local farms were discovered dead, having been killed violently, with others found bloodied and injured.
An increase in livestock thefts has been reported in Cavan and Monaghan recently.
The Irish countryside would really get on your nerves, if you didn’t love it so much.
Irish farmers are tweeting about their day-to-day lives, work and produce over @TweetingFarmers.
The IFA has reacted somewhat positively to the movements in Europe but still has warnings.
Local residents have said they’ll stick out because their tractors are brand new.
Tom Hayes’ statement would appear to place him at odds with the education minister.
This follows tough negotiations by the Irish Presidency and strong protests here.
The demonstration was held against proposed reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy.
EU agricultures ministers are meeting at Dublin Castle this morning for further discussions on CAP reforms, while members of the Irish Farmers’ Association plan to protest in the city today.
The transport subsidy was extended earlier this month, to help farmers suffering from food shortages following the harsh winter.
The average income on a family farm fell by 15 per cent last year according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey published today.
The fodder will help farmers suffering from food shortages for their livestock following the unseasonally cold winter.
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney urged farmers to seek help if they cannot cope.
