VIDEO: Leitrim farmer distraught after being advised to cull herd
A Co. Leitrim farmer has voiced his anger at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine after receiving a TB Herd History Record Statement which advised him to cull all of his animals in…
Covid-19 low-cost loan scheme
The IFA has today welcomed the opening of the new €2bn COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme to provide farmers with access to low cost loans as they respond to the impacts of the pandemic. John Lynch…
0309 Agri Week
On this week’s edition of Agri Week Sean O Donoghue the CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, reacts to the new penalty points introduced for Fishermen. The IFA President Tim Cullinan has…
Huge anger with Fishermen over penalty legislation
There has been widespread anger in the fishing industry to the news that the Taoiseach (who had also been acting minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine before yesterday) Michael Martin has enacted a controversial…
IFA President would welcome McConlogue appointment
A leading farm official says he would welcome the appointment of Donegal TD, Charlie McConlogue as Agriculture Minister. The Dáil will return this afternoon after the Summer recess was cut short. The post-golf…
Plea to farmers: Wear your masks at the mart
The chairwoman of Sligo IFA is appealing to farmers and those attending marts to wear their face masks and to observe social distancing guidelines. In some marts, the places where people should stand or sit…
Call for speeding up of TAMS approvals and payments
Plans for expansion and building work by some farmers throughout the north west are being hit by delays in payments under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes, commonly known as TAMS, according to the IFA. The…