Efforts ongoing to secure funding for victims of farm accidents
Efforts are ongoing to secure funding for a mentoring programme for victims of farm accidents. It’s all part of the work to the EMBRACE group which was set up in to support families who have…
McConologue: Minister for Brexit needed
An overall response and a Minister with sole responsibility is needed to tackle the fallout from Brexit. That’s according to the Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesperson Charlie McConologue who chaired a debate on Agriculture at a…
Calls for a survey to assess impacts of forestry on rural communities
On this week’s programme people in Leitrim are to lobby the government to carry out a survey to find out the exact impact forestry is having on local communities and a North West MEP tell…
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…