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Longford Leader Farming: Exports to Turkey will help farmers

Farmers are set to benefit from live exports following ships sailing to Turkey last week. Padraic Gerety, Longford IFA Livestock Chairman, said another boat load of 3,300 cattle sailed to Turkey after a load of 1,900 cattle was exported in late ...

01 Nov 2016 at 09:00

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Fianna Fail Agriculture spokesperson to attend 84th County Longford Ploughing Championships

Cllr Flaherty made the comments ahead of the opening of the 84th County Longford Ploughing Championships in Carrickedmond this Sunday. The Lanesboro born Co Councillor will be accompanied to this year's event by Charlie McConalogue TD, ...

20 Mar 2018 at 12:34

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WATCH| Government told to f*ck off with Mercosur deal

Well in excess of 3,000 farmers, young and old, made their way Dáil Éireann in Dublin on Wednesday, July 10, in protest of the proposed Mercosur deal. The protest, which was organised by the Beef Plan Movement (BPM), with the aim of ...

11 Jul 2019 at 15:26

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IFA take beef protests to Aldi distribution centre

...issue from any member of the IFA leadership, no communication about specific concerns about the mechanics of the BEEF MARKET, including age specification, and no warning of any grievance the IFA had before this morning." Aldi state that...

05 Dec 2019 at 14:34

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Twin-track approach needed for organics sector

ICSA organics chairperson, Fergal Byrne, has said a twin-track approach is needed for the sector that would see more cattle and sheep farmers moving into organic farming, coupled with a determined effort to expand export markets ...

15 May 2020 at 10:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Local beef plants approved for Chinese markets

...in Beijing and the Chinese Embassy in Dublin, we have achieved this” Ireland first gained access to the Chinese BEEF MARKET in April 2018, the latest approvals mean that 21 beef plants are now approved to export to China, increasing...

12 Nov 2019 at 10:00

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Longford farmers share benefits of partnership

New entrants face common barriers such as: access to land, labour, capital, housing, markets, knowledge and the networks needed to acquire these resources. The NEWBIE network offers a unique platform by bringing together new ...

09 Nov 2019 at 14:00

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Longford Farming: Factory demand for cattle increases

IFA Livestock chair Declan Hanrahan said demand from meat factories for In-spec cattle has strengthened considerably in the past few days as numbers of suitable cattle tighten on the ground. He said factories and their ...

29 Jul 2024 at 08:05

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Creed announces details of new €100 million Beef Exceptional Aid Measure

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. announced on Monday details of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM). This measure will be funded by a combination of EU exceptional aid and ...

05 Aug 2019 at 13:00

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Factory prices crippling farmers financially says IFA

Mr Woods said the latest drive by the meat plants to cut prices below a base price of €3.80/kg would do serious financial damage at farm level. He also pointed out that cattle prices in the UK had increased by ...

29 Sept 2018 at 16:00

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MEP raises concern over 2-hour travel restriction for beef farmers

Chris MacManus, Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands Northwest, has raised concern over the negative impact a 2-hours to slaughter travel restriction could have on some farmers in his constituency. The restriction ...

25 Aug 2020 at 14:02

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Longford farmers advised to 'dig their heels in'

IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods is urging farmers selling cattle to ‘dig their heels in’ and insist on a substantial price increase from the factories. Mr Woods said numbers of in-spec stock had ...

03 Dec 2016 at 19:00

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