INHFA continues campaign for farmers in disadvantaged areas
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association is continuing its campaign to double payments to farmers living in rural disadvantaged areas. Their calls are part if the organisations campaign on the Areas of Natural Constraint which are up for review by the Department of Agriculture as part of the CAP…
Teagasc sheep conference taking place in Carrick on Shannon today
Farmers say they can’t afford to wait for payments owed to them since October. Over 9000 farmers are due payments under the environmental GLAS scheme. The Department of Agriculture has blamed an IT problem for the delay. A group of angry farmers gathered outside the Department of Agriculture this afternoon,…
Closure of Sligo Vet Lab would leave no service west of Shannon
There are calls for further clarification on the future of the District Veterinary Lab in Sligo. A working group report commissioned by the Department of Agriculture last year is recommending the closure of the Sligo lab as a possible option. There are 6 labs around the country at present and…