A NEW scheme to grant aid conservation works on traditional farm buildings has been announced by Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, with a maximum grant of...
AN IFA protest last weekend brought boat traffic on the Shannon to a halt for a time – the action was taken to highlight grievances over...
IFA presidential candidate Joe Healy has urged Galway IFA members to ‘come out, vote, and support’ his campaign for change in the farmer organisation. Mr Healy...
A COLDISH snap in the mid-Spring weather has stunted grass growth and prompted many farmers to dip into reserves of silage, according to a Teagasc Dairy...
CLONBERNE farmer Micheál Haverty, doesn’t mind facing into a bit of work . . . and that’s just as well seeing as he has just taken...
HOPES are growing that a live cattle export link to Turkey could be established over the coming months, opening up one of the biggest markets in...
THE number of bovine TB reactors in Galway has continued to fall through 2015 mirroring the national trend in bovine disease decline. In 2015, there were...
A STAGGERING 4,278 farmers have withdrawn from the Beef Data and Genomics Scheme, according to figures obtained by Roscommon/Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. The figure was...
