Sligo students to rear calf for 18 months as part of Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition
Students from a Sligo School will be rearing a calf for 18 months. A group from Sligo grammar School were chosen along with four others to take part in the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition from this September. The aim of the competition is to teach students the care…
Survey of birds called Swifts taking place in Sligo
A survey of the small migratory birds known as Swifts is to take place in County Sligo from now until about August. Swifts, which are very similar to swallows, fly to Ireland from southern Africa, having spent nine months of the year there. They are among the fastest birds on…
CAP to be discussed by EU candidates this evening
The Common Agriculture Policy will be discussed and debated by candidates running in the European Elections in the Midlands North West Constituency this evening. The meeting, organised by the Irish Farmers Association, will allow farmers to question candidates on the issue and will allow them to voice their concerns on…
Local election candidate raises concerns over comments made by Coillte Executive
A local election candidate in Leitrim has criticised comments made by a Coillte Executive. A conference was recently held in Carrick on Shannon where Ciarán Fallon compared the Sitka Spruce as the ‘friesan cow of trees.’ Concerns have been raised for a number of years on what sort of impact…
Land prices increase across the north west
Land prices have increased across counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal when compared with prices a year ago. Figures released by the Irish Farmers Journal in its Land Price Report shows there was a significant jump in the cost of land in Sligo. Sligo land prices jumped by over 6% according…
Suckler farmers urged to apply for BEEP scheme
Suckler Farmers in the North West are being encouraged to apply for the new €40 per cow Beef Environmental and Efficiency Pilot scheme for sucklers. The application period for this new scheme will run from February 4th to February 22nd. In total 20 million euro for sucklers was secured in…
Leitrim IFA hosts land mobility meeting in Manorhamilton
The Leitrim branch of the IFA will host a land mobility meeting in the Bee Park Community Centre in Manorhamilton at 8.30 tonight. Tonight’s meeting will also include an address from Patrick Brady from the land mobility service who will speak on a number of different options available to…