BEEF farmers were the main borrowers from Credit Unions last year taking out average loans of nearly €22,000 over a payback period of five-and-a-half years, according...
FARMERS across the western region are to be canvassed for their views on how to best support the sector over the coming years with both new...
THE success of the Dunkellin river and Aggard Stream Flood Relief schemes near Craughwell – during the recent flood crisis situations – shows that solutions can...
IVAN KELLY, Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advice Programme Adviser, with Teagasc, Galway/Clare gives some timely advice on staying safe in the current volatile weather conditions. STORM...
MARTS across the western region continue to report a buoyant trade for all types of cattle with ‘intense competition’ at the ringside for stock. According to...
THERE are indications of possible good news for farmers in the GLAS environmental scheme – which ends for many at the end of 2020 – that...
POTENTIAL cuts in the EU’s agricultural budget for the 2021 to 2027 period could have catastrophic consequences for farming in the West of Ireland, it was...
By Serena Gibbons, Teagasc Advisor STUDENTS are in a fortunate position nowadays with lots of choice and course availability in agricultural education. However, this can also...
