THE early signs seem to indicate an increase in fertiliser price this year despite the fact that fuel – one of the big costs in the...
MONIES earmarked for the 2015 GLAS scheme should be immediately redirected into the Disadantaged Areas fund – unless the environmental scheme can be started up over...
By Anthony O’Connorl A GOOD start is half the work . . . yes indeed, how true this saying is with 2015 in progress. Start the...
THE re-opening of the United States market for Irish beef should be another major boost for the trade and for West of Ireland suckler/beef farmers in...
BY ANTHONY O’CONNOR JANUARY heralds a new year and the first shoots of new growth throughout the countryside. It is a good time of the year...
BY ANTHONY O’CONNOR AVOID been left feeling ‘baa-d’ and counting the cost of returning a sheep census form late. Fill your form now and return it...
A HORROR year on Irish farms – that has so far claimed the lives of 28 people – has prompted the launch of another safety appeal...
FARMERS at a public meeting in Loughrea on Monday night have pledged to fight ‘tooth and nail’ any effort to take over land for the Greenway...
