Sit-in at Department of Agriculture offices continue
Day three of a sit-in at the Department of Agriculture offices is underway. The protest is by tillage farmers who are not happy with reports of a proposed cap of €5000 on the amount farmers…
Pressure mounts on Agriculture Minister to meet tillage farmers
Calls are mounting for the Minister for Agriculture to resolve a dispute with tillage farmers. It follows a protest at the Department of Agriculture in Dublin, over a payments cap for farmers affected by last…
Farmers ready for second night of sit-in at Department offices
Farmers from the West of Ireland intend to spend their second night at the Department of Agriculture offices in Dublin tonight in protest at the proposed tillage crisis fund that was announced last year Grain…
Grain farmers continue sit-in at Department of Agriculture
Grain farmers from the west of Ireland are holding a sit-in at at the Department of Agriculture. A number of farmers from the west have been protesting there since yesterday afternoon. It’s over the proposed…
Kenny wants ‘yellow card’ system for farm inspections
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has called on the government to bring forward the introduction of a ‘yellow card’ system in relation to farm inspections. Such a scheme would allow farmers a certain amount of time in…
Leitrim Co Co calls for ban on weedkiller ‘Roundup’
Leitrim County Council is to call on the government to consider banning the weedkiller ‘Roundup’. The ingredient glyphosate is the controversial substance that has led to debate over its use. In the United States recently,…
ICSA says farmers working two jobs ‘not the answer’ to income crisis
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association President says politicians need to focus more on farmer interests. The comments come after North West MEP Mairead McGuinness implied that farmers should supplement their income with other…