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A welcome for extension of slurry deadline

THE deadline date for the spreading of slurry has been extended by one week from September 30 to October 8, due to th...

‘Get moving’ on new vet college for the West

A WEST of Ireland MEP has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, to ‘stop dragging his heels’ o...

A packed line-up for the country’s oldest show

THE oldest agricultural show in the country – Ballinasloe – has its big day of the year on Sunday next, Sept. 24, wit...

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Payment delays are ‘a disgrace’ at a time of need

THE delay in scheme payments to farmers this autumn – caused by the ‘new CAP’, according to the Dept. of Agriculture – has been described as ‘a dis...

Farming

Whose job is it to cut verges on sideroads?

THE thorny issue of whose responsibility it is to trim back briars and bushes encroaching onto smaller country roads reared it’s head at Friday’s m...

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An Irish Summer – from May/June droughts to deluges in July and August

WE’VE officially said goodbye to our meteorological summer of 2023 on Thursday last – the final day in August – and farmers won’t need any remindin...

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Farm fury as Government hikes up fuel prices

THE Government, including their local TDs and Senators, have been asked to ‘change tack’ as regards the imposition of what have been described as ‘...

Farming

‘Late, late’ offer of €800k secures East Galway farm

THERE was avid interest when a 62-acre residential farm came up for auction in Ballinasloe – and while it wasn’t sold on the day, a deal has since ...

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Approvals for liming scheme are issued

THOUSANDS of farmers across the West of Ireland have received letters from the Dept. of Agriculture over the past fortnight confirming their eligib...


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A welcome for extension of slurry deadline
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