Drought costing €1,750 a week
THE ongoing heatwave conditions across the country is costing some dairy farmers in the region of €1,750 per week in extra feed costs and already fodder budgets need to be put in place, the...
Water levels reach their lowest point in Connemara for years
FROM motorbiking in Greece at the end of May to shearing sheep early in drought threatened Connemara, there was one common thread for John Geoghegan – temperatures above the 30 degrees mark.
Last week, John,...
Factories ‘own goal’ on prices is slated by IFA
THE soccer World Cup might have spiced up the UK and European demand for beef products but this week the Irish meat plants have been accused of scoring an ‘own goal’ in trying to...
Commonage farmers seek measures to clear GLAS pay delays
RENEWED calls have been this week for the Dept. of Agriculture to clear the logjam of commonage farmers who are still waiting for their final 15% GLAS instalment to be paid out.
Nationally, close on...
Minister refuses one week exemption for the early cutting of GLAS meadows
A CALL by Fianna Fáil to allow GLAS farmers ‘to make hay while the sun shines’ has been rejected by Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, who has ruled out any bringing forward of the dates...
It’s Midsummer as Corrandulla Show is ready to roll
One of the biggest agricultural shows in the country – Corrandulla – takes place on this Sunday, June 24, on a 50-acre site in the village that’s located just a short drive from Tuam...