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…
IFA meeting on land mobility in Manorhamilton tonight, Tuesday
The Leitrim branch of the IFA will host a land mobility meeting in the Bee Park Community Centre at 8.30 tonight. Tonight’s meeting will also include an address from Patrick Brady from the land mobility service will speak on a number of different options available to land owners at present.…
Suckler farmers urged to apply for funding under new beef scheme
Suckler farmers in the north west are being encouraged to apply for the new €40 per cow Beef Environmental and Efficiency Pilot Scheme. The application period for this new scheme will run from February 4th to February 22nd. In total, €20m for sucklers was secured in the last budget and…
Study of forestry in Leitrim to be carried out
The IFA has welcomed the news that the government will fund a study by UCD to assess the social, economic and environmental impact of afforestation in Co. Leitrim. The carrying out of such a study had been proposed by Leitrim IFA and was adopted as policy by IFA’s National Council.…
Farmers want retailers to pay poultry producers by weight
The IFA’s poultry chairman has called on retailers to pay poultry producers for their products by weight, not by classification. Under the current arrangement chickens are classified as small, medium and large and poultry farmers are paid a set price, depending on the weight scale a bird falls within. This…
IFA launch “Peer to Peer farm safety initiative”
Farmers in the north west are being warned to be aware of the day to day dangers that exist on farms. The warning is being issued to coincide with the IFA’s “Peer to Peer Farm Safety initiative which is aimed at encouraging farmers to undertake practical measures that will…
IFA open meeting in Sligo this Monday evening
The IFA president is calling for more detail from the Minister for Agriculture about what will happen in relation to EU aid if there is a hard Brexit. It’s after Minister Creed says he intends to make Irish aid a key item on the agenda when the EU Farm Council…