WESTERN dairy farmers need to get a milk price that reflects the Ornua Purchase Price Index, according to Galway IFA Dairy Representative Noel Murphy. He told...
ONE of the biggest challenges facing rural youth in the West of Ireland is the inadequacy of the public transport system, according to new research published...
AGRICULTURE Minister, Michael Creed, has said that he wants to hear from more farmers in the ongoing public consultation process on the issue of climate change...
By Ivan Kelly, Teagasc WE live in a time of great change for Irish, and, indeed, world agriculture. You are all familiar with the forces driving...
LIVESTOCK farmers along the Western Seaboard counties have been advised this week of an increased livestock threat following an extremely wet late Summer and early Autumn...
A DOUBLING of the funding for farm loans under the Future Growth Loan Scheme has been welcomed by the IFA – but they are seeking greater...
THE Galway Beef Plan Movement (GBPM) have this week promised a resurgence in their efforts and a higher profile in the coming months in their battle...
By Michael Donoghue, Teagasc THE 2019 dairy season is almost finished on most spring calving herds with four to six weeks milking left before drying off...
