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Longford Leader Farming: Carbon Budget will have serious impact on rural economy

“Our most productive farmers simply cannot remain viable if agriculture has to reduce emissions by between 21% and 30% as has been reported. This will have profound implications for the rural economy,” he said. “Some may compare the carbon budget, ...

08 Nov 2021 at 17:00

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Longford farmers breathe sigh of relief as deadline for fertiliser and slurry spreading extended

Minister Creed said; “I have been engaged in a series of initiatives and I believe that these measures taken together and targeted at producing as much fodder as possible from our own land provide the most effective response to a fodder shortfall....

16 Aug 2018 at 15:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Farming must be at top of Brexit agenda

Brexit is the greatest threat to Irish farming in our lifetimes and there is a huge responsibility on Irish, EU and UK politicians to get the negotiations right, IFA President Joe Healy said last week. The IFA president was speaking at an event ...

15 May 2017 at 14:00

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All injunctions must be lifted so Beef Taskforce can begin work, says Longford councillor

All injunctions on farmers must be lifted and the Beef Taskforce must be allowed to meet in order to secure progress for beef farmers, that was the message from the Cathaoirleach of Longford County Council Micheál Carrigy. Cllr Micheál Carrigy ...

16 Oct 2019 at 15:09

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TV Ad on sheep worrying needs to be backed by a budget

Reacting to the Department of Agriculture’s launch of its re-worked TV ad from the 1980s on sheep worrying, IFA Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy said that while it is a welcome first step, the Minister for Agriculture must provide funding to drive ...

21 Mar 2021 at 19:00

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For Irish dairy farmers, water quality is central to their focus on environmental sustainability

Dairy farming is at the heart of Irish life - products produced by 17,500 family farms (and the 60,000 people they employ) are exported to 130 countries, and contribute some €6.8 billion to the Irish economy each year. The industry is not, ...

24 Jul 2023 at 10:57

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Longford Farmers advised of Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition 2023

The Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year competition for 2023 was officially launched in the Teagasc Agricultural and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...

13 Jun 2023 at 14:04

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Ballymahon farm sold pre-auction

A recent public auction which was due to be held in Ballymahon, Friday July 5, was cancelled after the land was sold pre-auction. The auction of the 83-acre holding was organised by Murtagh Bros auctioneers, with it due to go up for sale ...

22 Jul 2019 at 11:00

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Carthy slams CAP payments scandal

Carthy, a member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture & Rural Development committee said: “It is scandalous and immoral that 240 farm businesses are receiving payments in excess of €100,000 when the average payment is actually €17,...

03 Jun 2017 at 22:40

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Longford Leader Farming: Farm organisations make proposals on Beef Compensation Fund

In his organisation's proposal, ICMSA president, Pat McCormack (pictured), said the fund should be open to all farmers who finish cattle and payable on animals slaughtered above eight months of age. “ICMSA has proposed a reference ...

30 Jun 2020 at 08:00

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Prize fund of over €20,000 at Arva show

The launch night for the upcoming 62th annual Arva Agricultural Show took place on Friday, June 21, at the Breffni Arms Hotel, Arva. Stepping in to replace Macra na Feirme president, Thomas Duffy, as guest speaker on the night ...

27 Jul 2019 at 11:00

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Longford Leader Farming: 10% cut in herd is kite flying

“There has been no agreement to cut cow numbers by a definitive number and in fact, the government proposals do not even suggest a figure for how many cows. "The road to achieving the sectoral targets for agriculture are ...

02 Jan 2023 at 07:00

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