OVER 60,000 people attended the Teagasc and Galway County Council’s ‘Farming and Country Life 1916’ in early June. This interactive, informative and fun event recreated rural...
FARMERS in environmentally protected areas will have to seek planning permission before they erect sheep fencing under the TAMS (Targeted Agricultural Mondernisation Scheme) grants regime. But...
A FULL smorgasbord of entertainment is lined up for a packed Corrandulla Show on this Sunday, June 26, including music, song, arts and crafts, showjumping and...
FOUR out of the five farm deaths so far in 2016 were associated with farm vehicles and machinery, according to the latest Teagasc figures. This week,...
Over 2,000 farmers gathered last week at Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm in Athenry, for an open day showcasing the achievements and learnings of the farm’s first...
LAND prices in the West of Ireland continue to lag behind the rest of the country ‘coming in’ below €6,000 for most farm sizes, according to...
THE three East Galway TDs are to join forces in the setting up of a ‘Flood Forum’ aimed at maximising funding for flood relief measures in...
A WEST Connemara farmer is so conscious of the fact that his sheep may cause an accident on an increasingly busy road that he erected a...
