Maugherow event aims to give young farmers access to more support
Young farmers are urged to go along to a special event on a farm in Maugherow this weekend. It’s all part of an effort to rejuvenate the work of the Young Farmers Development Group of…
Two hundred farmers attend meeting in Buncrana following floods
IFA held an open meeting last night in the Lake of Shadows Hotel Buncrana to discuss the immediate flooding situation in Inishowen. The IFA meeting was attended by over 200 farmers, where Teagasc and Donegal…
Formal complaint made to the EU over illegal wildfires this year
The Irish Wildlife Trust has made a formal complaint to the EU over the failure of the Irish Government to prevent illegal wildfires. There were 97 such fires this year alone many of which the…
IFA President says that budget 2018 has to address impact of Brexit on farming
IFA President Joe Healy led a delegation to a meeting with the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe today (Thurs) to present IFA’s pre-Budget submission Supporting Farm Incomes – Underpinning Competitiveness. IFA President Joe Healy impressed…
TB eradication scheme ‘not working’
Sinn Fein Cllr Brendan Barry is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to take a more proactive approach to eradicating TB in Ireland. The Leitrim Councillor is asked him to look at the New Zealand…
Donegal farmers asked to take part in floods survey
Donegal farmers are being asked to take part in a survey of the damage caused by last month’s floods. The Department of Agriculture has asked Teagasc to carry out a survey of lands to assess…
New pilot hedge-cutting scheme for Leitrim
A new pilot roadside hedgecutting scheme is being introduced in County Leitrim. Under the scheme, landowers and farmers will get a grant of €50 per kilometre to cut hedges along roads, with priority being given…