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Murphy in the ring for one of IFA’s top jobs

ARDRAHAN farmer and current Connacht IFA Chair, Pat Murphy, has confirmed that he will be running as a candidate for ...

Concerns with new suckler scheme

EXCESSIVE paperwork and unreasonable conditions could put off a cohort of farmers from joining the new suckler cow sc...

Sheep farmers facing a disaster

THOUSANDS of sheep farmers across the western region are facing into a severe income crisis with lamb prices down by ...

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IFA vow to fight cuts in livestock numbers

IRELAND faces ‘devastating’ its own agricultural sectors with restrictive environmental measures while at the same time food imports from Brazil in...

Farmers told that blood tests can be a life saver

FARMERS and their families have been asked to prioritise their health and safety as we pass through the midwinter period. Connacht IFA Chair, Pa...

Sheep scheme changes sought

GALWAY IFA are calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, to make modifications to the new Sheep Improvement Scheme as a matter ...

Deadline extension is sought for ACRES applicants

PRESSURE is mounting this week on Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, to make changes in the new ACRES environmental scheme which would enab...

Marauding trespassers ‘doing what they like’ in rural areas

A GREATER Garda presence in rural areas along with changes in the law to protect landowners from trespassers has been called for this week by a sen...

Farmers’ ‘red card’ to ACRES unwieldy demands

THE ‘big issue’ with West of Ireland farmers – highlighted at three regional IFA meetings in Galway last week – continues to be the new ACRES envir...


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Murphy in the ring for one of IFA’s top jobs
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