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County Longford Ploughing Championships to return to Carrickedmond

This year the Championships take place on the Carrickedmond lands of John and Maura Harte who are no strangers to the event having hosted it back in 1996. Speaking on the night, local IFA chairman, Séan Conefrey pointed to the importance of an event ...

14 Mar 2018 at 15:00

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Longford farmers told hard Brexit will result in 'agricultural armageddon'

Speaking at the County Executive’s AGM, Mr McDonald told those gathered that IFA was very clear on what the country needed in the aftermath of Brexit and that included continued access to the UK market or free trade with the UK. “If there is no ...

23 Mar 2018 at 00:45

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“This weather is hard on man and beast”

And, despite the emergence of a thaw in north Longford over the last few hours, which will help local farmers, Met Eireann has warned that freezing temperatures will continue tonight. Fodder shortages and the accumulation of milk on dairy ...

03 Mar 2018 at 18:16

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Longford farmers brace themselves for fodder crisis

Sean Conefrey, Longford IFA Co Chairman called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD to take immediate action to deal with what he described as “the seriousness of the fodder situation in this region”. ...

03 Nov 2017 at 18:12

Farming

IFA campaign for €200 suckler cow support

“The suckler cow herd is the backbone of our €3bn beef and livestock sector, and in suckler farming which is vitally important to every rural parish across the country,” he added, before indicating that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and ...

05 Feb 2018 at 14:00

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Hardship for farmers as fodder crisis worsens

Increasing fodder shortages, bad weather and poor ground conditions have left many local farmers struggling to feed cattle and unable to make plans for cutting silage and hay for next winter. Last Friday tonnes of haylage from ...

22 May 2013 at 11:43

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Longford Farming: IFA Chairman says progress is being made

Low-cost loans, a €25m sheep scheme and an increased allocation under the GLAS scheme are on the way for farmers after new measures announced in the Budget last week. Speaking to the Leader, local IFA chief Séan Conefrey said ...

25 Oct 2016 at 13:00

Farming

Longford farmers fighting the fodder crisis together

Sean Conefrey, Longford IFA County Chairman said the organisation had set up the emergency fodder initiative and would mobilise its national county and branch network to support those farmers in most difficulty. “Counties ...

07 Jan 2018 at 13:00

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Longford IFA remembers 50th Anniversary event of Farmers’ Rights Campaign

Numerous people were remembered and honoured for their advocacy work within the organisation, on the night. The gathering was attended by farmers from across the county. “It was a special occassion,” said Séan Conefrey, ...

14 Feb 2017 at 16:00

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Concerns in Longford over milk prices

Commenting on the surge in the latest Global Dairy Trade Auction, chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, Gerald Quain said that based on market returns there was absolutely no reason why milk price could not be set at ...

29 Nov 2016 at 15:00

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