A resilient performace for Aurivo in 2020
Aurivo have published their financial figures for 2020. Despite challenges such as Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic the North based Co-op published strong returns for the year. Aurio have recorded a record sales turnover of…
Minister’s plan, who’s taking over the farm and BEEP scheme deadline
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue, has brought a Statement of Strategy and an Action Plan to Cabinet today detailing five goals to support farm incomes, the environment…
Call for legal protection for marine conservation areas
Marine Protected Areas should be created in Irish law, according to the Irish Wildlife Trust. The body says it doesn’t oppose the construction of off-shore wind turbines, but insists it should be balanced with protections…
Claremorris show the latest to fall victim to Covid
Another major agricultural show has fallen by the wayside for 2021. This year’s staging of the Claremorris Agricultural Show is has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. The event one of the highlights of…
Agri Week: Farm Construction, Agricultural Shows & EU Veterinary Medicines Regulation
On this week’s edition of Agri Week: Renewed calls are being made on the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to resolve the ongoing issue of prescribing animal doses as the new EU Veterinary Medicines…
New REPS scheme a ‘complete sham’, says IFA leader
IFA President Tim Cullinan says the Department is now drip-feeding out details of the ‘REPS-2’ Scheme. However, he described it as a ‘complete sham’ compared to the original Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS). The Minister…
Green Party plan for planting trees along rivers, watercourses
Grants may be offered to farmers to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as a ‘carbon sink’. There’s also be to be a new focus on preventing pollution of rivers and streams by…