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Longford Leader Farming: Factories will be named and shamed

From January 1, 2019 the names of the factories who commit trim offences will be published each quarter on the Department’s website. “The farmers impacted will be informed and they will be fully compensated by the factories,” IFA said in a statement....

21 Dec 2018 at 17:00

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Full impact assessment needed for proposed Nature Restoration Law

Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action on Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review recently, IFA National Environment Committee Chair Paul O’Brien said the proposed regulations must ...

11 Apr 2023 at 09:56

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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, Longford IFA Chairman. It ...

14 Feb 2017 at 16:00

Farming

Farmers hit out at proposals to class farm land for residential zoned tax

A major farming body had criticised proposals to class farm land under the Residential Zoned Land Tax, due to their location. IFA President Tim Cullinan said it beggars belief that some farmers will potentially be charged, from 2024, for the ...

30 Aug 2022 at 16:42

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IFA raise GLAS and TAMS extension with Department of Agriculture

IFA Rural Development Chairman Michael Biggins said that 36,000 farmers, who are currently in GLAS 1 and 2, need certainty that their plans will be extended into 2021 and beyond if necessary, under EU CAP Transitional rules. “It is vitally ...

19 Oct 2020 at 12:00

Farming

Smart farming results 2019 show average savings of €6,300

Environment & Rural Affairs Smart Farming, the voluntary resource management programme run by IFA in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, has announced its 2019 results with average cost savings on participating farms of ...

27 Oct 2019 at 15:00

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New IFA campaign on preventing rural crime

Launching a new campaign to increase security awareness among farmers, IFA National Treasurer Jer Bergin stressed the importance of being safety conscious and marking and securing property to reduce the chance of a theft occurring. Jer ...

02 Aug 2017 at 13:23

Farming

IFA meet factories to discuss sheep and lamb pricing issues

IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy and a delegation from the National Sheep Committee recently met with Meat Industry Ireland (MII) and the main sheep processing factories including Irish Country Meats (ICM), Kepak, Kildare ...

26 Jan 2020 at 09:00

Farming

IFA president to attend upcoming Longford IFA AGM

Longford Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have announced that their AGM will take place in Longford next week. The AGM will take place in the Longford Arms Hotel on Wednesday, February 19, kicking off at 8pm. Guest speaker on ...

16 Feb 2020 at 12:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: IFA to roll out farm safety initiative

2019 will see the rollout of IFA’s peer-to-peer farm safety learning initiative. IFA’s Health & Safety Executive William Shortall said, “There were 15 farm fatalities in 2018, which is a stark message that we have more to do ...

26 Jan 2019 at 23:03

Farming

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

Luke Casey, Chairman, Longford IFA Sheep Committee has issued a strong warning to dog owners. He said, “Dog owners can be held responsible for any losses involved in dog attacks on sheep, with serious financial and legal ...

09 Feb 2019 at 17:14

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Longford Farming: Plans to penalise people living in rural areas are unacceptable

Plans by the Department of transport to penalise people for living in rural areas are totally unacceptable according to IFA National Farm Family & Social Affairs Chair Teresa Roche. The draft “Moving Together, A ...

13 Apr 2024 at 13:02

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