BY FRANCIS FARRAGHER TWO of the main organisations involved in the prevention of suicide and self-harm have reported increases in calls from people in rural areas...
BY ANTHONY O’CONNOR WE all know that it has been a most difficult Spring for grass and fodder. If you are short of fodder, contact the...
BY FRANCIS FARRAGHER THERE is growing disenchantment this week among western farm leaders over the handling of the Spring fodder crisis by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney...
BY FRANCIS FARRAGHER DAIRY farmers in Galway probably won’t ‘catch up’ as regards grass, silage and finance until well into next year, following one of the...
THIS is the face of eight-year-old Cathal Joyce from Galway city – the schoolboy who will be fronting a series of TV ads for Connacht Gold’s...
BY FRANCIS FARRAGHER FARMERS across the West of Ireland have this week been asked to put safety, mental health, and proper insurance cover against injuries, at...
BY FRANCIS FARRAGHER THE decision by Agriculture Minister, Simon Coveney, to microchip all dogs has been warmly welcomed by farm representatives this week who have lobbied...
BY FRANCIS FARRAGHER THE rural post office network should be used to provide a wide range of services such as banking, car tax and bill paying,...
