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Good riddance to a rain sodden ‘23

IT won’t come as any major surprise to anyone that we’ve endured one of our wettest years in history, with 2023 rainf...

Livestock injuries increase on Irish farms

MORE farmers are suffering  injuries from livestock – as well as trips and falls – while machinery related incidents ...

Fair deal is sought on ‘green agendas’

FAR greater recognition across all sectors must be given to the environmentally friendly nature of Irish farming ente...

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Relief as ACRES money arrives

SANTA Claus has arrived just before Christmas for thousands of West of Ireland farmers in the ACRES environmental ‘General Scheme’ with payouts to ...

Nearly 2,500 farmers to get SCEP payments

ALMOST 2,500 Galway suckler farmers should be receiving their SCEP payments from this week – nationally the average payout per farmer works out at ...

Anger is growing at ICBF changes

ANGER is continuing to grow in farming circles over the ‘mid-stream changes’ introduced by the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation) in relation ...

Cattle ‘very lively’ as Christmas break approaches

THE cattle trade at the marts remains very lively as the Christmas break in sales approaches –  with a strong demand for all types of stock. Wha...

Caution urged on farm income forecasts

A GALWAY dairy farmer and IFA representative has sounded a note of caution on projected income figures for next year, as outlined last week in a re...

No farmer must be left out of ACRES II

ALL farmers applying for inclusion in Tranche 2 of the ACRES environmental scheme ‘need to get in’, according to Connacht IFA chair, Pat Murphy. ...


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