IFA insists farming and food must now be centre stage in Brexit talks
IFA President Joe Healy says farming and food will have to be centre stage in the Irish Government’s position as the formal negotiations on Brexit begin. He says the implications are very serious for what is our largest indigenous industry, given the significance of the UK market for our…
EU supports must be in place for Irish farming ahead of Brexit
European Union supports must be put in place for Irish farming, which is facing particular challenges because of Brexit. That’s according to Sinn Fein MEP for the Midlands North West Matt Carthy, who has made a submission to the European Parliament’s agriculture and rural development committee on Brexit. He says…
IFA information evening in Dromahair next Tuesday evening
An information meeting is taking place for the general public in the greater Dromahair area in Leitrim next week. The Irish Farmers Association in Leitrim is organising the event on Tuesday at 8pm in the the Club House in Dromahair. It will have more information on schemes like FARM ASSIST…
Animal owners alert for low flying aircraft over North West
A geological mapping project collecting geophysical and geochemical data over counties Mayo and Donegal is set to take place in early March. The project involves low flying aircraft equipped with state of the art geophysical technology and will be based at Sligo airport. The project is expected to take a…
Presence of Super Trawlers off Donegal coast raised at European level
The issue of the presence of super trawlers off the Irish coast including off Donegal has been raised at a European level today. It was recently highlighted by Independent TD in Donegal Thomas Pringle who said their presence is jeopardising the livelihood of smaller fishermen by inadvertently destroying some of…
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,…
Agrifood industry warned of major challenges following Brexit
The Irish agrifood industry is being warned that it faces its biggest challenge in half a century following Brexit. Trade talks, CAP and Brexit topped the agenda at the Irish Farmers Journal conference on global trade in Dublin today. Experts and international speakers outlined the challenges and threats that lie…