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

...in the Dáil to help farmers. Just last month we received unanimous support for our motion to secure better supports for SUCKLER farmers. We want to see a €200 payment policy per SUCKLER cow in a bid to provide essential support to the sector and...

20 Mar 2018 at 12:34

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Prize fund of over €20,000 at Arva show

... The Colt Foal All Ireland Championship, The Leitrim Irish Draught Breeders Championship, The All-Ireland Pedigree SUCKLER Type Heifer Championship, IHFA YMA CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE 2019 Qualifiers, Irish Charolais Society YMA Young Handlers...

27 Jul 2019 at 11:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Environmental advice on suckler farming efficiency

There are over 6000 cattle farms in Roscommon and the majority of those have SUCKLER cows. There is a theory that SUCKLER cows are bad for the environment and that they are not profitable. But I would argue that in general they are reared on the...

10 Jul 2020 at 16:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Know your number

...footprint on the report? The carbon footprint is displayed on the first page of the report. The example above is for a SUCKLER to beef farm – the carbon footprint for this farm is 11.75 kg CO2 / kg live weight which is 5% lower than it was in 2018 and...

26 Oct 2021 at 09:00

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Longford Leader Farming: BDGP Scheme must continue during CAP transition

...ICSA spokesperson said that they are calling for an immediate commitment on the issue from the Minister for Agriculture. “SUCKLER farmers badly need the funding allocated to the BDGP and it must continue uninterrupted. ICSA is calling for an immediate...

20 Oct 2020 at 12:00

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ICSA says live animal valuers are under too much pressure

...anyone with a remote appreciation for livestock evaluation knew that there can be significant variations in the values of SUCKLER cows or dairy cows. "Both the Department and the farmer are entitled to get a second opinion and that should suffice," he...

12 Oct 2017 at 17:31

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All eyes on Arva as Agricultural Show makes long awaited return

...2022 -Aldi Irish Angus Tréad na hEireann -IHFA YMA Championship League 2022 Qualifiers -The All-Ireland Pedigree SUCKLER Type Heifer Championship -The All-Ireland Non Pedigree SUCKLER Heifer Championship -The All Ireland Junior Young...

23 Jul 2022 at 09:00

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Longford IFA warns of dangers of marauding dogs inflicting horrendous damage on sheep flocks

...” Mr Casey said the incidents of dog attacks on sheep increase at this time of year. Also read: Longford IFA encourages SUCKLER farmers to apply for new BEEP scheme payment He added, “In recent weeks we have reports of attacks from all over the country...

09 Feb 2019 at 17:14

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

...12 May 2019, at a rate of €100 per animal subject to a maximum of 100 finished animals per herd. Aid will also be paid on SUCKLER cows that calved in 2018, at a rate of €40 per animal subject to a maximum of 40 SUCKLERs per herd. Dairy herds are...

05 Aug 2019 at 13:00

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Longford IFA to commence lobbying for a fair, sustainable agri-food sector

...Scheme (GLAS); Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS); Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP – SUCKLER cows); the Sheep Welfare Scheme and Organic Farming Scheme; are properly funded. We are seeking €300 per SUCKLER cow,...

31 Aug 2021 at 17:00

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Factory prices crippling farmers financially says IFA

...is inflicting massive damage on the weanling and store cattle trade in the marts across the country and undermining the SUCKLER cow herd,” IFA’s national livestock chairman continued. “The trade is already under severe pressure from the drought and...

29 Sept 2018 at 16:00

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Minister Harris announces new farming apprenticeships are open for applications

...measures. Apprentices will be employed by commercial farm enterprises such as arable, dairy, cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, SUCKLER farm enterprises. Speaking today, Minister Harris said: “This is a really exciting development for both the education and...

14 Aug 2023 at 09:01

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