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Fury grows on ACRES and peat soil plans

VERBAL assurances to farmers on the ‘voluntary nature’ of rewetting measures on peaty soils are ‘simply not good enou...

Communicate, plan and get good advice on succession

FARMING is a business but it is quite unusual as it involves the whole family. As many of us know, farming is a great...

Farmers advised to ‘act now’ on RZLT tax consequences

FARMERS with land close to Galway city, towns and some villages have been advised this week to make themselves aware ...

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Alarms bells sounded as Dept. meet on rewetting

FEARS over the impact of a ‘rewetting’ programme on Irish farmland – which would have a major impact on the West and Midlands region – has prompted...

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Devastating storm flattened nearly 60,000 acres of forestry

CLOSE on 60,000 acres of forestry across the country were flattened by Storm Éowyn with a significant percentage of that figure accounted for in th...

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Tread warily on fertiliser decisions this Spring

FARMERS have been advised to ‘tread warily’ as regards fertiliser prices, product content, and application rates, as they plan ahead for the 2025 g...

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Up to 16,000 farmers still awaiting payments in ‘nightmare scheme’

THE ongoing delay in ACRES payments – in some cases up to 18-months – has been described as ‘a disgrace and beyond belief’ by a Galway farm represe...

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Don’t let the dogs out this Spring

GARDAÍ and the IFA have joined forces in an effort to prevent dog attacks on sheep as the peak lambing season arrives – over recent weeks a number ...

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IFA calls for measures to help forestry owners after Storm Éowyn

A GALWAY IFA forestry representative has called on the Government and Dept. of Agriculture to put in place special once-off measures to deal with t...


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