Agri Week: Funding for marts to upgrade ICT technology. Bank closures – the impact on farmers and farmers mental health concerns
On this week’s edition of ‘Agri week ‘ In a week where we celebrated National Women’s Day, we are joined by female contributors. 1.00 Eimear McGuinness, manager of Donegal Livestock Mart reacts to the news that The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD Charlie…
Regulator for Beef industry & Bog issues in North Leitrim – Agri Week
Agri Week February 25th 2021: 01.28 Gerard Pilkington the Vice Chairman of the national Beef Plan movement talks to John Lynch about the importance of creating a role for a beef regulator in Ireland. 16.21 Cllr Padraig Fallon talks about reports of peat earth and debris from the…
Sheep Attacks, Climate Change & Forestry Agri Issues – Agri Week
Agri Week February 18th 2021 01.18 Michael Fitzsmaurice TD on why the Government are intent on penalising the agricultural sector at every turn when it comes to the climate change agenda. 09.28 Cllr Donal Gilroy on why further reaction to the pandemic that is illegal dumping on farm lands, this…
Agri Week February 12th 2021
Horrific dog attacks on sheep are a regular occurrence at this time of year. With sheep now about to lamb, dog attacks can have particularly serious consequences, as many sheep pick lamb, suffer serious injuries or in some cases lose their lives. One of these attacks occurred last week in…
Agri Week January 28th 2021
On this week’s Show: 1.16 The IFA President Tim Cullinan talks about the announcement by Minister Pippa Hackett where the EU has approved an extension of the forestry programme for 2021. The IFA President says this will have no real impact unless the licensing backlog is addressed. Currently,…
Agri Week, Thursday, November 26th
In this week’s Agri Week with Harry Keaney, we have interviews with: The new chairman of Aurivo Cooperative, Raymond Barlow, from Riverstown, Co Sligo. The new manager of Ballymote Mart, David Faughnan, a Mohill, Co Leitrim native, who had been manager of the Homeland outlet in Riverstown. Senator Eugene Murphy,…
Agri Week, Oct. 29th and Nov. 1st, 2020
In AgriWeek this week: Crisis at the marts: The difficulties posed by Covid-19 restrictions, the lack of adequate broadband and the exclusion of buyers from the sales ring area. Are purchasers being asked to ‘buy a pig in a poke?’ And A new effort to try to control forestry plantations…