IFA call to extend GLAS contracts
The IFA is calling on the Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary to start the process of extending GLAS contracts to 36,000 farmers who are due to finish their five-year plans at the end of December.…
Cloonacool Sheep Festival goes ‘virtual’
A South Sligo sheep festival is going ‘virtual’ this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cloonacool Sheep Festival began last year; it took place in September. And such was its success that organisers were…
Fund to help beef finishers
A 50 million euro support fund to support beef finishers has been launched. About 42-thousand farmers will be eligible to apply for the money, which is capped at 100 euro per animal and 100 animals…
Farmers ‘losing out because of inaccurate grading machines’ in factories
Beef farmers could be losing up to €168 per head due to the lack of accuracy on mechanical beef grading machines in meat plants, according to Roscommon East Galway TD Denis Naughten. Figures obtained by…
Growing interest in Lleyn sheep breeding; Roscommon sale on Sept. 5th
The Lleyn Sheep Society’s annual sale at Roscommon Mart will take place this year on September 5th. It’s been a difficult year for these specialised sheep farmers as agricultural shows have had to be cancelled…
Mac Lochlainn is Sinn Féin spokesperson for Fisheries and the Marine
Donegal Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn has been appointed Sinn Féin spokesperson for Fisheries and the Marine. The Donegal TD was recently been appointed to the role by party leader Mary Lou McDonald Deputy Doherty already…
Questions over how meat factories recruit and employ foreign workers
An Irish Farmers Journal investigation has revealed a complex legal web of worker recruitment methods by meat factories. It includes subcontractors and agencies, and results in foreign workers in Irish meat factories paying tax in…