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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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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 they...

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 for ...

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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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 Exchequer ...

05 Aug 2019 at 13:00

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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 was mentioned ...

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 tightened ...

03 Dec 2016 at 19:00

Farming

Report: Beef prices to increase from next week

On the back of IFA protests outisde retail distribution centres today, December 06, and yesterday, December 05, news has surfaced of a potential price increase for beef stock, effective from early next week. The ...

06 Dec 2019 at 14:26

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Longford Leader Farming: Anger as surge in UK beef prices isn't echoed in Ireland

Des Morrison noted that for the week ending 22 August, the price of steers and heifers in the UK increased by 2p/kg up a very significant 47p/kg on the same week in 2019 and 22.6p/kg above the five-year average....

07 Sept 2020 at 09:00

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New research suggests Irish beef cattle emissions can be significantly reduced by improved genetics

Results from a collaborative research project between ABP, Teagasc and ICBF have shown that significant reduction in Irish beef cattle emissions is achievable by improving genetics in the beef herd with ...

02 Aug 2022 at 12:44

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