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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

Farming

Meeting to discuss worsening fodder crisis

The organisation’s president Joe Healy said the deepening fodder problems would have to be addressed by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and pointed to the blasé response from the Minister in the Dáil during a debate on the matter last ...

02 Dec 2017 at 16:00

Farming

Calls for fodder transport subsidy in Longford, Leitrim and north west

He has also called for livestock meal vouchers for cases of extreme hardship. Speaking following a meeting of the Fodder Action Group in Sligo last week, Mr Gilmartin said the situation was extremely bad in border regions and the Minister ...

30 Dec 2017 at 11:00

Farming

INHFA Protest on Fodder Crisis

To highlight the need for a fodder aid scheme for farmers that are experiencing fodder shortages the Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association are holding a protest. National President Colm O’Donnell stated that while the Minister had ...

08 Feb 2018 at 13:15

Farming

Fodder crisis is a European wide problem

The current fodder crisis is a European wide problem that needs to be addressed at European level as well as at national level, Mairead McGuinness MEP for the Midlands and first Vice -President of the European Parliament said today....

13 Aug 2018 at 19:44

Farming

FF calls for emergency meeting of Agriculture Committee to discuss impending fodder crisis

Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy has confirmed that his party have written to the Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & the Marine to reconvene the Committee to discuss the impending fodder crisis. “Last year Minister ...

23 Aug 2018 at 13:48

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Longford/Westmeath TD says measures being taken to prevent winter fodder shortage

Deputy Peter Burke said today that he had been communicating with his Fine Gael colleague and Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed TD and raised the concerns of local farmers in Longford about this year’s weather events and ...

25 Jul 2018 at 19:00

Farming

Worsening fodder crisis in Longford and Leitrim must be addressed

IFA President Joe Healy said the fodder problems were worsening and the onus was on the Government Department to address the matter. At a recent IFA Executive Council meeting it was agreed that urgent action is needed to ...

25 Nov 2017 at 16:00

Farming

€1.5m allocated for the introduction of a Fodder Import Support Measure

A new Fodder Import Support measure is in the pipeline and Minister Michael Creed TD said that in light of the poor weather and “evolving” fodder supply challenge across the country, the funding would contribute to the ...

06 Apr 2018 at 11:13

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Action group on local fodder crisis to be established

The Group will include the Department of Agriculture, Teagasc, the co-ops, marts and IFA. Minister Creed confirmed that he would establish the Fodder Action Group with immediate effect and an announcement is expected ...

15 Dec 2017 at 20:00

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Longford farmers brace themselves for fodder crisis

Sean Conefrey, Longford IFA Co Chairman called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD to take immediate action to deal with what he described as “the seriousness of the fodder ...

03 Nov 2017 at 18:12

Farming

Sinn Féin welcomes Fertiliser Report and calls for EU agri commissioner to take action

The local MEP has called on the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, to take action to protect the interests of Irish farmers on this issue. “I would like to welcome the report by the ...

20 Nov 2017 at 20:41

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