Agri Week September 17th 2020
On this week’s edition of Agri Week: We follow up on the interview with Kevin Comiskey from last week and the advisory letter he received from the Department of Agriculture in relation to culling animals…
Major award at Ploughing Championship for Sligo Company
A local Sligo Company has won a major innovation award at the National Ploughing championships innovation section. SUIP manufacturing have won the award after designing and manufacturing a new quad lock which is used…
ANC payments on the way to farmers
The IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe has welcomed that announcement by Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue that €185m of ANC payments will be made to 86,000 farmers over the coming days. Speaking in relation to the…
Minister Feighan encourages work of Social Farming Ireland
The Sligo/Leitrim TD whose role as a junior minister includes responsibility for public health and well-being is highlighting the work of Social Farming Ireland. Social farming offers people who are socially, physically, mentally or intellectually…
Veterinary Medicine Regulations could leave farmers counting the cost
The new EU Veterinary Medicine Regulation has the potential to severely impact on competition in the supply of services to farmers. That’s according to a leading farm official in the North West. Concerns…
Agri Week September 10th 2020
On Agri Week this week we have a feature interview with the Leitrim farmer Kevin Comiskey as we gauge his reaction to an advisory letter he received from the Department of Agriculture in relation to…
Farmers counting the cost of ban on led ammunition
The proposed ban on lead ammunition is a move which is disproportionate and discriminatory toward farmers. That’s according to Leitrim Councillor Padraig Fallon. The European Commission wants to apply the ban in…