Farmers may not get paid following Killery fires last summer
There are fears that a number of landowners in on the Sligo Leitrim border that was devastated by fires last summer won’t get paid. It’s understood letters are being sent out from the Department of…
Leitrim councillor wants ban on private forestry companies in county
A Leitrim councillor wants a ban on licenses being granted to private companies to plant forestry in the county. Forestry is a huge concern in the county where Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock says over…
ICMSA hits out at ‘ludicrous’ tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture
Taxing farmers for greenhouses gases emitted on their farms is not the answer to tackling climate change. That’s according to the President of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association John Comer who is calling…
NCT plans for tractors ‘up in the air’ as Minister does U-turn
The Minister for Transport has been forced into a U-turn on legislation passed just last month on tractor testing. Shane Ross promised farming groups that they would be consulted before any changes to the criteria…
Some North West farmers still waiting on last year’s GLAS payments
Some farmers in the North West are not only still waiting for this year’s GLAS payments but some are still waiting for the 2016 payments. The scheme aims to focus on the rural environment, focusing…
Farmers concerned over latest Euro moves to ban the weedkiller glyphosate
The European Parliament has approved a resolution calling on the European Commission to ban the use of glyphosate, used in the weedkiller Round-up, in five years. The European Commission had proposed extending the substance’s license…
EPA report raises concerns for Donegal shellfish industry
There are serious concerns for the shellfish industry in light of the concerns raised by a new Environmental Protection Agency report today. It reveals that raw sewage continues to pour into waterways and the sea…