AGRICULTURE Minister, Simon Coveney, has been accused by farmers of ‘a sneaky move’ to save money for the Government with his proposal not to start the...
THIRTEEN prominent IFA representatives along the western seaboard have accused their organisation at national level of having ‘sold out’ hill and commonage farmers by agreeing to...
THE corner may have been turned in relation to cattle prices, according to a number of mart and farming representatives this week who said that there...
PRIMARY food producers will still remain vulnerable to the whims of the supermarket multiples even in the wake of the proposed new retail legislation, a Galway farm...
FARMERS have been warned this week to take care of their eyes and to wear goggles when carrying out any activity that could involve either a...
THE new Commonage Implementation Committee under the chairmanship of Athenry’s Joe Healy has been welcomed by Galway Hill and Commonage farm representatives. Last week, the Minister...
It could be a case of ‘half a loaf being better than no bread’ for Connemara’s hill/commonage farmers, following the submission last week of the Government’s...
A MEETING in Ballinasloe this week will try to put in train moves to clear the way for live cattle movements from the Republic to the...