Macra na Feirme’s 2017 Photo Competition at halfway stage
We are halfway through the Macra na Feirme photo competition for 2017 which is giving Irish farm families the chance to win a €200...
ICMSA welcomes ECJ decision that only real dairy foods can be...
The President of ICMSA has welcomed yesterday’s decision by the European Court of Justice ruling that effectively only genuine dairy-derived food products can be...
Stuck in a bucket
Thanks to Moss Fitzgerald for this picture of lambs feeding in the Galtee Mountains.
Seven reasons why farmers should resist factory pressure on cattle prices
IFA President Joe Healy said there is no market basis for pressure on cattle prices at this time. He said the move by the...
Moorepark ’17 is fast approaching
#Moorepark17 is fast approaching! Check out the short promo video to see what will be happening on 4th July at #Teagasc, Fermoy, Co Cork.
New specimen Succession Agreement from Teagasc for Succession Farm Partnerships
Succession Farm Partnerships are a new addition to the suite of Collaborative Farming Options available to Irish farmers from 2017 onwards.
A Succession Farm Partnership...
Many TAMS farmers still unpaid ‘approaching despair’ say ICMSA
Commenting on the ongoing delays in relation to TAMS payments where, in many cases, minor procedural problems have resulted in farmers still not being paid,...
Inadequate supply of skilled workforce ‘biggest challenge to dairy industry’
An inadequate supply of a trained and skilled workforce to meet additional labour needs of an expanding national dairy herd is the biggest challenge facing...
Dairygold to host free farm safety information day at Mallow Racecourse
In light of the continuing high level of farm accidents and fatalities in the farming sector, Dairygold and Teagasc are organising an event on...
Protection of areas & increased funding must be government priority in...
Addressing a briefing for Oireachtas members in Dublin last week, IFA President Joe Healy set out key priorities for the ongoing review of Areas...
