Chinese ambassador hopes to develop agricultural relationship with Ireland
The Chinese Ambassador was in Sligo yesterday. Speaking about the importance of exports to China, the ambassador Dr. Yue Xiaoyong said based on its good relationship with agri-companies and co-ops in Ireland he hopes to…
Donegal TD hits out at agriculture minister over tillage fund
Calls for an emergency fund to be set up for tillage farmers have so far been rejected at a government level. Fianna Fáil Agriculture Spokesperson Charlie McConalogue has hit out at the Agriculture Minister for…
Minister’s safety message to farmers: ‘Look also at your neighbour’s farm’
The Minister for Agriculture is urging farm families to remain vigilant on farms this weekend. The issue of farm safety was raised at a Women and Agriculture conference in Sligo this week. The Irish farmers…
Ireland way behind EU when it comes to organic farming
Ireland has the lowest rate of organic farming in western Europe. New figures from Eurostat show that after Malta, we have the smallest percentage of total agricultural land devoted to organic farming of all 28…
Prices of farm land continues to fall
Prices in the agricultural land sector continue to fall in the third quarter of 2016, according to Sherry Fitzgerald’s latest Land Price Index. It found that the average price of land fell by a further…
Farmers facing animal welfare issues because of slurry in tanks
Some farmers have been up all night trying to get slurry spread before the October 15th deadline but, despite their best efforts, were unable to do so due to bad weather, flooding and wet ground.That’s…