IN terms of the new AECM (Agri-Environmental Climate Measure) scheme in Galway, only the Connemara area – as well as a swathe of south and south-east...
THE new agri-environmental scheme – part of which is due to start being rolled out this Autumn – has been given a frosty reception by farming...
GALWAY farm families have been asked this week to keep children away from farmyards and tractors as the busy Summer silage season gets into full swing....
THERE is still leeway for negotiations on securing a better CAP deal from Europe, according to Galway IFA Chair Stephen Canavan. He said that following a...
ONEROUS and stringent means testing for small farmers seeking to join the Rural and Social Scheme (RSS) need to be reviewed to enable positions to be...
IT’S back to the ‘good old days’ as Corrandulla Show returns later this month following on from two ‘blank summers’ due to the Covid pandemic. Their...
ALL Irish agricultural shows that have cattle on their summer programmes will now have a ‘Breeder’s Choice’ class, aimed at promoting quality Irish beef. Minister for...
FARMERS and agricultural contractors who regularly employ people have been advised to make plans for changes to employees’ entitlement to ‘sick pay’, set to be introduced...
