Coillte protest “a significant step in right direction”
A protest led by an alliance group took place yesterday outside the Coillte head offices in Wicklow in response to the forestry scandal. Save Our Forests Save Our Lands is a group made up of 39 organisations nationwide, and they met in Newtown Mount Kennedy yesterday to make their feelings…
North West protesters to highlight forestry concerns in the garden county
Farmers, landowners and those concerned about future forestry plantations in the north west are traveling to Wicklow today a protest outside Coillte head offices in Newtown Mount Kennedy. The national organisation ‘Save our Forests Save Our Land’ is organising today’s event. The group are made up of…
Suckler farmers must not lose out in carbon emissions, climate battle
There has been renewed calls for protection of the suckler herd. It comes amid concern in some quarters that suckler and dairy farmers are being pitted against each other in the debate about reducing the national herd as part of the effort to deal with carbon emissions and climate change.…
Concerns expressed over farmers ‘day of action’
The IFA is being strongly criticised for staging rallies at locations in the North West today to highlight the importance of farmers to the local economy. The Irish Farmers Association is staging the ‘day of action’ in towns across the country. The IFA says they have particular concerns…
Beef Prices, Good Samaritan and Cap Requirements – Agri Week
0.52 The National Chairman of the Beef Plan movement, Leitrim farmer Patrick Rooney has raised major concerns today in relation to the current beef prices being offered by factories to farmers. Grant Thornton have admitted recently to the Beef Task Force yesterday that it doesn’t have the authority to access…
Appropriate Protection Of Wetlands and Peatlands could sink farmers
A north west farm official has expressed his concern with information from Brussels outlining some of the proposals being discussed concerning the upcoming review of the Common Agriculture Policy. Gerry Loftus, Leader of Ireland’s Future Organisation’ says he is concerned with details surrounding the ‘Appropriate Protection Of Wetlands and…
Agri Week 0910 2020
On this week’s edition of Agri Week: The Founder of Ireland’s future, reacts with fury to a recent article in ‘Irish Examiner” by Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan. The article states that it is the intention of Government to plant 30% of the country and reduce the…