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Proteins for humans can be extracted from residue of our green grasslands

THE use of grass as a protein source in human food mightn’t seems a bit far-fetched as it sounds, following new findi...

Natura farm group seeks ‘crucial amendment’ to EU bill

THE Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has written to Irish MEPs, TDs and Senators seeking what they d...

ANC is key to survival of farming in the West

A DOUBLING of the ANC payments would be the most effective and targeted way of sustaining small farms across the West...

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A busy week as Athenry Mart gets back into full swing with three sales

IT might have been a week behind schedule . . . but it was a case of ‘all’s well that ends well’ when the sheep and cattle sales returned to Athenr...

Mart hopes to be back to normal next week

REPRESENTATIVES of Athenry Mart are to meet later today (Thursday) with Dept. of Agriculture officials in an effort to get the mart up-and-running ...

Only a quarter of Callows farmers in receipt of flood compensation as promised

CLOSE on 250 disgruntled Shannon Callows farmers turned for a meeting in Shannonbridge on Monday night last in an effort to highlight what they des...

Members pay more as IFA costs rise

INCREASED staffing costs, inflation and the need to stay independent of any Government aid, have been put forward as some of the reasons why IFA me...

Nine sheep killed in a series of dog attacks at Cortoon

INVESTIGATIONS are being conducted into three separate dog attacks in the North Galway area which has resulted in nine sheep being savaged to death...

Teagasc puts practical steps in place to help reduce harmful GHG emissions

DAIRYING is considered to be the most intensive and efficient farming enterprise across the country but they are also coming under scrutiny in term...


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Proteins for humans can be extracted from residue of our green grasslands
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