A FARMER near Ballinasloe had 13 sheep killed in a savage attack by dogs in the last weekend in June leading to calls for a far...
THE new Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to a new €1.5 billion REPS scheme that will recognise and reward the environmental role of farmers in the West...
FARMERS have been warned to be wary of scammers – purporting to be ringing from Revenue – seeking their bank or credit card details. The calls...
LOW incomes on West of Ireland farms – and especially so on beef enterprises – pose a threat to the future of farming in the region,...
LARGE swathes of rural Galway have avoided any case of the COVID-19 virus, according to the latest data released in a Dept. of Health/CSO coronavirus incidence...
A MINIMUM payment of €100 per finished animal is being sought by the IFA as ‘a central plank’ of the €50 million Beef Scheme, announced earlier...
FRANCIS FARRAGHER looks at different aspects of what’s proposed for agriculture in the FF, FG and Green Party Programme for Government. WEST of Ireland farm leaders...
A PROPERLY funded environmental scheme – with annual payments of up to €10,000 per farmer – must be part of the new CAP (Common Agriculture Policy),...
