Donegal among counties worst affected by poor tillage harvest
The Irish Farmers’ Association will march on Leinster House this afternoon, calling for the Government to set up a crisis fund for tillage farmers. Many grain farmers, in the west of the country, weren’t able to harvest their crops last autumn after a prolonged period of wet weather destroyed their…
Department says ‘cost’ will be key in deciding future of District Vet Labs
Any decisions on the future of regional veterinary laboratories, such as the one in Sligo, will take into account a cost/benefit analysis of options already put forward in a report by a working group. That’s according to the Department of Agriculture, which says consultation has already started with veterinary laboratory…
Healy highlights Brexit threat at IFA AGM
The Irish Farmers Association says the threat of Brexit to the agricultural sector must be top of the Government’s agenda. President Joe Healy says politicians in Dublin and Brussels cannot ignore the ongoing impact of the sterling devaluation. Mr Healy says with 40 percent of food exports going to…
IFA says it’s ‘vital’ Sligo veterinary laboratory is kept open
A Leitrim IFA official says it’s vital the veterinary laboratory in Sligo is kept open. There are renewed fears for the future of the veterinary laboratory at Dunally following a department report issued before Christmas. The fears first emerged last Spring with reports that a review of the Department of…
Claims that buying of land for forestry in Leitrim is now ‘out of control’
The treasurer of Leitrim IFA says the buying of land in the county for forestry by speculators and investors is now out of control. Maureen Murray says it’s wrong that people can sell their land for forestry to speculators and still keep their payments under the Common Agricultural policy. Similar…
Renewed concern over future of veterinary laboratory in Sligo
There are renewed fears for the future of the veterinary laboratory at Dunally, outside Sligo. The fears first emerged last Spring with reports that a review of the Department of Agriculture’s laboratory services would recommend the closing of three laboratories in Sligo, Kilkenny and Limerick. Regional laboratories carry out post…
Sligo IFA chairman wants western counties protected under ANC scheme
A farming representative in the north west is now calling on the Department of Agriculture to clarify exactly the situation regarding disadvantaged areas. A major meeting was held on the issue of the ANC payments on Monday in Leitrim. It has led to calls for TDs to raise the issue…