Five lambs for chairman of Leitrim IFA sheep committee
A Leitrim farmer has welcomed an historic delivery on his farmyard. Kevin Comiskey, Chair of the IFA’s Leitrim Sheep Committee, is looking after a quintuplet of lambs delivered on his farm. The mother, a Suffolk Cross, was in lamb to a Suffolk ram and all five lambs are in good…
Farmers urged to seek help in applying for schemes
The IFA in Leitrim says any farmers who want to claim Farm Assist should contact social welfare. Farm Assist, young farmer payments and general schemes were discussed at a special meeting in Dromahair earlier this week. Kevin Comiskey of Leitrim’s IFA is urging any farmers with further queries on schemes…
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…
Farmers urged to avail of new cheap loan scheme
Farmers in the North West can still apply for the sheep welfare scheme. The local branches of the IFA are reminding farmers that the deadline is now this Friday the 3rd of February. The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed extended the deadline earlier this week. Kevin Comiskey of the IFA…
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…
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…
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…