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...
THE EU’s proposed new 30-day pre-movement testing regime could have major negative implications for cattle farmers and marts in the West of Ireland, Galway IFA have...
ELECTION parties and candidates will be challenged by the IFA on their commitment to deliver the Fair Deal Nursing Home Scheme for farm families. Despite the...
Wet, wet, wet is the image we have in our minds for the year 2019 but up until August, it had been a relatively dry affair...
THERE have been renewed calls this week from farm leaders and the Minister for Agriculture for the meat factories ‘to play ball’ in terms of paying...
THE BVD Eradication Programme has brought PI (persistently infected) rates to record low levels on Irish farms in 2019 – down to 0.04% – according to...
THE Annual Show and Sale of pure bred registered Galway Sheep was a very successful event even if it didn’t reach the extraordinary heights of last...
FARMERS who employ workers on a casual basis have been reminded that they should be fully compliant with the new terms of the PAYE Modernisation regime...
