Waterford Minister announces plans to extend Fair Deal
Plans to amend the Nursing Homes Support Scheme to broaden the definition of who could act as the family successor, to improve the viability...
Tipperary farmers join protest outside Fianna Fáil think-in
On Monday, more than 300 farmers staged a protest outside the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party think-in in County Tipperary over proposed changes to a...
Discussion in Lismore on Farming, Food and Nature
There is a symbiotic relationship between farming, the food produced and the natural environment, something known by every farmer. The furtherance of this will...
Tillage farmers facing huge losses
IFA National Grain Chairman Kieran McEvoy said many tillage farmers are facing into a serious loss-making situation, with feed spring barley and winter wheat...
Tillage farmers facing huge losses
IFA National Grain Chairman Kieran McEvoy said many tillage farmers are facing into a serious loss-making situation, with feed spring barley and winter wheat...
Over 1,000 visitors descend upon Open Farm Day
Sunday last saw over 1,000 visitors descended upon Agri Aware’s Open Farm Day on the Fitzgerald’s dairy farm in Kilmagemogue, Portlaw, Co. Waterford.
Despite worrying...
Irish dairy farmers taking unjustified hit on milk prices
The relative position of Irish dairy farmers in the European milk price league clearly highlights the alarming position that Irish dairy find themselves in...
Dairy Calf-to-Beef and Dairy Beef Welfare schemes to run in parallel...
The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Des Morrison, has called on the Minister of Agriculture, Food & Marine to ensure that every farmer that...
Minister for Agriculture’s attendance at the RDS Dublin Horse Show
Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine attended the RDS Dublin Horse Show on Friday, 11th August for the occasion of...
ICOS confirms its opposition to the dairy exit scheme
In its formal submission to the Food Vision Dairy Group, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has expressed its strong reservations to the introduction...
