PREPARATION is all important at calving time. Preparation, organisation, planning and good stockmanship are all key management skills needed in the busy weeks ahead. Being prepared...
A MAJOR threat to hill farmers – ‘built into’ the recent CAP agreement – could have major repercussions for many Connemara farmers, according to Fianna Fáil...
Farmers and householders in large swathes of South and East Galway are this week praying that the rains will ease off as floodwaters came close over...
A SPECIAL plea has been made this week for farmers to make 2014 the safest ever year recorded on Irish farms, following the confirmation the deaths...
AN IFA branch close to the villages of Dunmore and Williamstown, has the unusual distinction this week as being the only one in the country not...
THOUSANDS of Galway IFA members across the county have been strongly urged this week to turn out at their branch meetings and vote in the forthcoming...
THE general health of farmers continues to be a matter of concern with high blood pressure and obesity the main offenders, according to a recent survey...
GALWAY farmers have this week been urged to pore through their sheds and storage cupboards and gather up all unused pesticides, waste oil products/coolants, veterinary containers...
