Agri Week October 15th 2020
On this week’s edition of Agri Week: The IFA President Tim Cullinan, welcomes the recent results from a vote in the European Parliament that emphasises that the EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be ratified as it stands. The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has hardened its position in…
INHFA to hold pre-election information evening
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association are holding an information evening this Thursday ahead of the general election. It’s to take place in the Clayton Hotel, Sligo from 8pm. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be the main topic for discussion as the new 2021 to 2027 policy approaches.…
Farmers’ organisation hosts public meeting in Tubbercurry with EU candidates this evening
A public meeting is taking place this evening for members of the public to quiz European election candidates. It’s being hosted by the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association and is taking place at 8pm in St. Bridget’s Hall, Tubbercurry. Sligo man and President of the INHFA, Colm O’Donnell, outlines…
Farmers outraged as payments continue to be withheld by Department
Farmers whose land was burnt by fires over the summer are being unfairly penalised by the Department of Agriculture. That’s according to the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association who called for an emergency meeting with the Department on the matter this week. President of the Organisation – Aclare farmer…
INHFA’s new President says they are ‘hitting the ground running’
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Associations new President, Colm O’Donnell says they are ‘are a number of issues that need to followed up on for the remainder of 2017.’ The INHFA will be starting their new national network which will be rolling out over the coming months. The new…
The INHFA is calling on the Government to take action on changing legal burning dates
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association has called on the government to take action on changing the dates for legal upland burning dates. Under current regulations, burning of lands by farmers for cultivation is restricted to the months of September to February. The INHFA want to see…
More than 500 farmers attend INHFA meeting in Manorhamilton
A recent meeting of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association ANC campaign saw over 500 farmers pack into the Bee Park Centre in Manorhamilton. On the night Independent MEPs Marian Harkin and Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy and Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD Eamon Scanlon were also in…