During peak lambing season Waterford City and County Council is advising dog owners to keep their dogs under control. An...
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Women Driving Progress International Women’s Day Lunch
Macra President Josephine O'Neill and ASA President Dale Crammond, pictured with panel host Dr. Brian Leonard and panellists Beatrix Killeen, Katie O’Brien and Ciara Flavin.
Women Driving Progress International Women’s Day Lunch
Macra, in partnership with the Agricultural Science Association (ASA), hosted its third annual International Women’s Day...
Govt behaving like a “mildly disapproving spectator”
Govt behaving like a “mildly disapproving spectator”
The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that the association was “inundated” with calls from farmers complaining...
Waterford winner at Tirlán Grain Awards
Kieran and Maureen O’Neill win Tirlán's Green Feed Barley award
Waterford winner at Tirlán Grain Awards
The country’s top tillage farmers were celebrated on Tuesday 10th of February as the winners of the Tirlán Quality...
Macra calls on Minister to intervene
Macra calls on Minister to intervene
Macra continues to call on Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to take decisive action to facilitate urgent and constructive...
Sharing the Vision for Irish Agri-Food Innovation on the World Stage!
Sharing the Vision for Irish Agri-Food Innovation on the World Stage!
Prof. Bill O'Gorman, Chairperson of Dungarvan Enterprise Centre, recently presented the Collaborative Living Laboratory...
Restrictions on fertiliser spreading
Restrictions on fertiliser spreading
Waterford City and County Council has reminded farmers of restrictions on organic fertiliser (e.g. Slurry, Soiled Water &...
Reminder to farmers: Restrictions on organic fertiliser spreading as Storm Goretti approaches
Reminder to farmers: Restrictions on organic fertiliser spreading as Storm Goretti approaches
Waterford City and County Council is reminding farmers of restrictions on organic fertiliser (e.g. soiled water) spreading...
National Hedgerow Week 2025 Announced
National Hedgerow Week 2025 Announced
Teagasc and the Heritage Council are today, Friday, 22 August, launching National Hedgerow Week 2025 – an initiative to...
EU Commission co-funding of €3.46m towards new Bord Bia campaign
EU Commission co-funding of €3.46m towards new Bord Bia campaign
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon welcomed the EU Commission award, from the Commission’s reserve list, of co-funding...
90% of farms expect to have sufficient feed in place for winter Teagasc Fodder Survey Update
90% of farms expect to have sufficient feed in place for winter Teagasc Fodder Survey Update
Based on data from approximately 300 farms nationwide, Teagasc recently updated the National Fodder Survey across dairy and...
Waterford bottom of list for Farm Building Heritage funding
Waterford bottom of list for Farm Building Heritage funding
Waterford received one of the lowest allocations in the country under the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme last year,...
