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Flexibility and budget worries over direction of new scheme

THE new ACRES (Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme) due to be rolled out on January 1 next is ‘restrictive and comp...

‘Smart villages’: the way forward

A RECENTLY opened Galway Rural Development (GRD) office in Mountbellew could be the forerunner to similar ‘Smart Vill...

Anger as factories continue to chop lamb price

THE meat plants have been accused of trying ‘to make a fast buck’ on the backs of sheep farmers with lamb prices now ...

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Extended dry spells and some heavy downpours were all part of the menu

A WET end to June . . . a golden spell in mid-July . . . and a serious downpour on the first day of August, were the main talking points of our 202...

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Farmers are willing to play their part on climate change strategy but they need support

FARM leaders in the west have hit out at campaigns in the national media and in some political circles to try and ‘demonise’ farmers in the debate ...

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AIB U-turn on move to close branches

AIB’s U-turn on closing 70 mainly rurally based branches across the country has been welcomed by West of Ireland farming representatives this week....


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