Minister not due before Oireachtas Committee before September
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed is not due to appear before the Agriculture Committee until September. That’s despite calls by Fianna Fail for the Fine Gael Minister to attend an emergency meeting of the committee…
INHFA: ‘Jobs created in forestry costing jobs in rural communities’
A farming group in the North West says for every job created in forestry at least 8 are being lost in the local community. Gerry Loftus, Forestry and Climate Change spokesperson with the Irish Natura…
Farm safety intiative to be rolled out nationwide
Farm safety was to the fore at the Tullamore Show today. North West MEP Mairead McGuinness MEP launched the Embrace Farm ‘Drive to Remember’ initiative. It’s a 32 county tractor drive that aims to raise…
Macra na Feirme launches ‘Know your Neighbour’ initiative
Rural crime and rural isolation remain the key issues facing communities in Ireland. That’s according to a recent survey of Macra na Feirme members. 25 percent of members surveyed identified rural crime as the biggest…
Farmers facing 9 million tonnes shortfall of silage
As grass growth remains low in most of the country there is a large need for more feed. Farmers are facing a shortage of 9 million tonnes of silage as some mills are delivering winter…
Fianna Fail propose 12-point plan to deal fodder crisis
Fianna Fáil has published a twelve point plan to deal with an imminent fodder crisis. They want the Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and the Government to urgently implement to avert an animal welfare and farmer…
HSA Report: Farming the most dangerous job
47 people died as a result of work-related incidents in 2017. Figures from the Health and Safety Authority’s annual report show the agricultural sector again has the highest fatality rate – recording 24 deaths last…