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Egg producers under pressure as costs hit margins

IFA national poultry Chairperson, Nigel Sweetnam, is calling on retailers to pass back 2c per egg immediately to be ringfenced for producers to help alleviate the cost pressures on farms. IFA held an emergency meeting of egg producers in Cavan last ...

23 Aug 2022 at 08:00

Longfordleader

Longford ICMSA say aspects of Minister McConalogue’s speech were ‘disingenuous’

The President of ICMSA has again criticised Minister McConalogue for what Pat McCormack says is a completely disingenuous message on the ‘voluntary’ nature of Government policy. Citing remarks made by Minister McConalogue at the Tullamore Show in ...

21 Aug 2022 at 09:05

Longfordleader

Better farm prices wiped out by input costs

Last week's CSO figures show that better prices for farm commodities are being wiped out by unprecedented increases in the cost of inputs. Even though prices paid to farmers are up nearly 30%, the hike in input costs is running at 40%. IFA farm ...

21 Aug 2022 at 09:04

Longfordleader

Family fun and heritage at Colmcille Ploughing Festival on Sunday

The Colmcille Ploughing Association are pleased to announce that this year's event takes place on Sunday, August 21 on the lands of Mr Patrick Kiernan, Lettergunnell, Balinalee on his farm in Glenmore. This year's event promises to be bigger ...

20 Aug 2022 at 13:06

Local News

All eyes on eagerly awaited sale of pedigree Belgian Blue stock at Longford farm this weekend

Animals up for auction will include a number of award winning Belgian Blues. This is an online auction but all livestock can be viewed in the yard next Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 from 12 noon to 6pm each day. Among the prize ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:00

Longfordleader

CSO figures show pressure on farm families

IFA President Tim Cullinan said the latest CSO figures show the gap is widening between the cost of inputs and what farmers are getting. Output prices are struggling to keep pace with the surging price of inputs. “For the first time this ...

27 Sept 2022 at 10:54

Longfordleader

Irish pig farmers losing money for 400 days

IFA Pigs Chairman Roy Gallie said the supply of pigs is drying up fast. If processors want to secure a supply of Irish pigmeat into the future, they must increase the price paid to Irish pig producers. “Every day that goes by, farm debt ...

26 Sept 2022 at 09:03

Longfordleader

Minister has to come clean on his climate plans

IFA President Tim Cullinan said the Minister for Agriculture has to come clean on the Department’s position on how sectoral emission ceilings for agriculture will be achieved. His comments come after it emerged that the Department of ...

04 Oct 2022 at 11:03

National Ploughing

Ploughing 2022: The best farming jokes to say at this year's Ploughing!!

For the week that's in it, we have put together ten of the best farming jokes that will have you 'scythes' splitting with laughter.... Why did the cow jump over the moon ? Because the farmer had cold hands Did you hear about the ...

19 Sept 2022 at 16:25

National News

Charlie McConalogue ‘knows farmers across the country are struggling’

The Agriculture Minister said he is aware of the financial pressures facing farmers across the country. Charlie McConalogue also said he is working to ensure a package of support is delivered to farmers in the Budget next week. ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:55

National News

Politicians label 25% compromise on agriculture emissions as ‘failure’

Opposition politicians have labelled a 25% emissions reduction for Ireland’s agricultural sector “a failure” on climate action, while a farmers’ lobbying group said it was a “potentially devastating blow for Irish farming”. On ...

28 Jul 2022 at 19:15

Longfordleader

Longford farm leaders call for supports in wake of climate deal

Other sectors of the local agricultural industry need to be supported if the Government's demand for a 25 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector by 2030 is to be realised. That's what Fine ...

08 Aug 2022 at 13:04

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