THEFTS and fears of break-ins continue to be the two most pressing security issues for farmers, according to Galway IFA Chair Stephen Canavan. He said that...
MANY farmers in the West of Ireland either haven’t bought bag fertiliser yet – or else cannot get it – according to IFA representatives and the...
THE GOVERNMENT has been called upon to put in place a five-point, short-term action plan to cope with the new challenges in the feed and forage...
AN extension to the deadline for the burning of gorse in hill areas from the end of February to the end of March, has been called...
TOO many people residing in rural areas are living in ‘an uneasy state of fear’ following the savage attack last month on a retired farmer in...
A GLOBAL food emergency could be one of the consequences of the wrong measures being taken to solve the climate emergency, IFA President, Tim Cullinan, warned...
IRELAND’S CAP plan has been sent to Brussels in a move which has drawn a mixed reaction from farm leaders. Over recent weeks, the main farming...
THE outlook for the cattle and beef sector remains ‘very positive’ but factories must step up to the mark in paying the ‘true market value’ for...
