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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...

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 on...

Worries over new conditions with BISS

SERIOUS concerns have been raised this week by farm leaders about two new conditions being introduced this year into ...

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Éowyn’s second week of hardship

MANY farm families across the western are going through a second week of hardship in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn with thousands of ESB customers i...

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Cattle prices go ‘through the roof’

CATTLE prices going ‘through the roof’ but a slight slowdown in the sheep trade, sums up the trends at Galway marts over the past week. With the...

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Dept. called upon to ‘lay off inspections’ after storm damage

THE Department of Agriculture has been called upon ‘to lay off on inspections’ over the coming weeks and months as farmers come to terms with the a...

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Protected urea is a key tool in GHG reduction

TEAGASC in their latest advisory publication have strongly urged farmers to switch to protected urea for the coming year saying that such a move wi...

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Planning will be required to drain peat/mineral soils

THE new Government might only be a day old but already a West of Ireland opposition TD has warned that planned changes regarding the drainage of pe...

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New slurry rules will bring big changes

WITH the reopening of the slurry spreading season since January 16th last, farmers have been strongly advised to carefully check their current stoc...


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