FARMERS who sell weanling heifers that are in-calf could end up facing bills of up to €800 in compensation, farm leaders and a mart manager have...
Farmers have been advised to ‘play it safe’ when it comes to the selling of weanlings directly from their yards to private operators. According to Co. Galway IFA...
EVERY year, the same question is put to Teagasc advisers by farmers: “When is the best time to apply lime?” Well, very simply, the answer is...
A ‘CLEAR the air’ statement last week by Agriculture Minister, Simon Coveney, on the hill/commonage crux is only ‘a step in the right direction’ and doesn’t...
DISGRUNTLED western hill farmers have this week staged a picket at the Castlebar Office of Taoiseach Enda Kenny ‘for as long as it takes’ to bring...
FARMERS have generally a high awareness level in relation to safety but have a ‘disconnect’ when it comes to taking action on the issue, according to...
A BEEF meeting in Navan this week where ‘there was skin and hair flying’ could spark an autumn of protest across the country with the factories...
A FRIGHTENING 70% increase in farming fatalities this year has again led to more pleas for a far greater emphasis to be placed on safety. The latest...
