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...
Minister asked to reassure farmers over forestry disease and pest threats
An environmental charity has formally urged Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue to revise the current Department Circular's stringent clauses related to the potential 'recoupment...
ICMSA want Dairy Calf-to-Beef and Dairy Beef Welfare schemes to run...
The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Des Morrison, has called on the Minister of Agriculture, Food & Marine to ensure that every farmer that...
Cork farmers win ABP Beef Benchmark Awards
The winners of it’s the ABP Food Group Beef Benchmark sustainability awards were announced during a recent Open Day at its R&D farm in...
Life happens but succession can be planned
November 29th, 2019 is a day that Clive Gillespie will never forget. An otherwise humdrum day while testing cattle for TB on his Tipperary...
Support for farmers in Cork East to take positive actions for...
On 14th July the Signpost Advisory Programme was launched by Teagasc in the Cork East Advisory Region. This new advisory programme will complement existing advisory...
