THE IFA driven campaign to encourage farmers to sell their heavier cattle at the marts – rather than the factories – kicks off this weekend at...
A GALWAY IFA leader has called on Government rural TDs to ‘stand up and be counted’ in relation to the Dept. of Agriculture decision to send...
THE deluges of July and the August storms have put grain farmers in the West under serious pressure to get their Spring crops harvested. By last...
NO CPOs (compulsory purchase orders) and no severance of farms will be red line issues for farmers in the proposed new Greenway/Cycleway from Athlone to Galway,...
A MEANINGFUL environmental scheme to replace GLAS – with the maximum payment doubling to €10,000 – is a main priority of the IFA, the Association’s President,...
A BUOYANT lamb and sheep market looks set to continue over the coming weeks with marts reporting a ‘roaring trade’ so far this Summer. Fears of...
FARMERS have been advised that this year some query notifications as regards their 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) are only being issued by email or via...
A MINIMUM payment of €100 per finished animal is being sought by the IFA as ‘a central plank’ of the €50 million Beef Scheme, announced earlier...
