Chinese Minister signs new Action Plan at Moorepark
Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD and his Chinese counterpart Minister Han Changfu, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, met at...
Public meeting on the future of agriculture
Pa O'Driscoll, the Fine Gael general election candidate for Cork East, will be hosting a public meeting on the future of Irish agriculture on...
IFA President stresses importance of low-cost loans for farmers
IFA President Joe Healy said Minister Creed must move on low-cost loans to help address fodder deficit and resulting income crises for farmers.
Speaking at...
Mitchelstown Credit Union offering Cultivate farm loans
The credit union farm lending project is modelled on a pilot initiative by four credit unions in County Galway who launched the brand Cultivate.
This was followed...
Collection plans for removing stockpiles of farm tyres
€700,000 is being made available to remove stockpiles of tyres from farms, with collection dates and venues announced.
Under the Waste Management (Tyres and...
Lots of interest in work practices of Watergrasshill farmer
There was a large turnout at the recent walk on the farm of Donal O'Reilly, who milks a 180 strong herd on his farm...
Corrin Event Centre set for Dairygold’s Beef Expo
Following its success and high attendance last year, Dairygold’s 2nd annual Beef Expo will take place in Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy on Wednesday, September 12.
The...
NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards 2018 finalists announced
Finalists for this year’s NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards have been announced.
The awards recognise standards of excellence in dairy farming, with dairy...
Co-ops must lift August and year-end base milk prices – Phelan
National Dairy committee chairman Tom Phelan said co-ops had taken fright earlier this summer and been overly conservative in just holding base prices, some...
Department of Agriculture to monitor carcass trim in meat plants on...
IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said Department of Agriculture technical officers will monitor carcase trim in the meat factories on behalf of farmers...
