IFA President Tim Cullinan has called on factories to stop driving farmers out of business and give an immediate beef price increase
15/07/2020
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15/07/2020
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IFA President Tim Cullinan has called on factories to stop driving farmers out of business and give an immediate beef price increase
HSA to start inspections this week to encourage greater farm safety awareness
By scanning early we can tell the sex of the calf and we can also identify if a cow is carrying twins or not’
Tree moth larvae (caterpillars) on a branch
Cowen holds talks with Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan and Northern Ireland's Minister Edwin Poots
Robert English, Tang, Co Westmeath, Lakeland Dairies supplier
The extension of the deadline for payment break applications for farmers impacted by Covid-19 has been given the thumbs up
Judge Seamus Hughes wants the Agriculture Minister to attend a sitting of the court to explain claims a number of 'rogue farmers' are undermining Ireland's beef industry for financial gain
To comply with BEAM farmers must cut their stocking rates by 5% in relation to cattle livestock nitrogen figures.
Are you worried about your Suckler cows calving too late in the Spring or even into early Summer?
Jennifer Moran Stritch of Limerick IT, with Brian Rohan and his wife Norma who established Embrace FARM (Farming Accidents Remembered & Missed) in 2014
Gardaí stop driver in Longford transporting livestock with dangerously worn trailer tyre
ICSA: No justification for Irish cattle producers being €150/hd down on their northern counterparts
Restricting farmers on the basis of inconclusive TB results is a step too far
IFA President Tim Cullinan
Judge Seamus Hughes has asked Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to a sitting of Longford District Court to explain his department's response to fears surrounding Ireland's beef and export sector
IFA president, Tim Cullinan, said the live export trade is very important to our €3bn beef and livestock sector.
There has never been a greater emphasis on child safety on Irish farms
Fianna Fáil TD Joe Flaherty
The Hearne family, who farm at Ballinacurra, Rathgormack, Co Waterford, were the 2019 National Winners of the NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards
Mairéad McGuinness, MEP and first Vice-President of the European Parliament
The late John Harte, Aughnavalley, Colehill, Longford / Edgeworthstown, Longford
Forests and timber provide multiple benefits for our society, economy and environment
Ploughing Chairperson Cynthia Geelan Cruise pictured alongside the late John Harte in April 2018
Norma and Brian Rohan
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Alert issued over potential pesticide presence in beans
Gardaí warn Longford public not to allow themselves to be used as 'money mules'
Three people hospitalised following multi vehicle Longford N4 collision
Planning granted for construction of Longford town national school extension
Concerns linked to the State’s licensing system and doubts over timber supplies is casting a shadow over the future of thousands of jobs, a major Longford based producer has warned.
Deaths in Longford - Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Nine Longford men have been sent forward for trial in relation to a violent disorder episode that spilled out onto the streets of Longford town just days before Christmas.
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