ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has said the delay in introducing prescription-only rules for antiparasitic...
Farming
Macra calls for the protection of the family farm model
Macra calls for the protection of the family farm model
There is a potential avalanche of developments on the horizon for derogation farmers following the events of the last week,...
Sustainable pasture progress
Sustainable pasture progress
There has been sizeable progress made in pasture management, clover establishment and environmental footprint over the last...
Free training courses for farming families
Free training courses for farming families
FRS Co-Op is offering free farm safety training to 300 families this year as part of an ongoing initiative designed to improve...
Closing date extended for the Teagasc forest photography competition
Closing date extended for the Teagasc forest photography competition
The Teagasc Forestry Development Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have announced an extension...
Falling cattle numbers should be a wake-up call for policy makers
Falling cattle numbers should be a wake-up call for policy makers
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said that the 3.8% drop in the national cattle herd – amounting to more than 276,000 head...
Farmers at their wits’ end over Department treatment
Farmers at their wits’ end over Department treatment
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said that the association is increasingly alarmed by the growing number of farmers who feel...
Tirlán June milk price 49.08 cpl
Tirlán June milk price 49.08 cpl
Tirlán will pay a total of 49.08 cent per litre (cpl) (including VAT) for June creamery milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat...
Dairy farmers urged to focus on improving work-life balance
Dairy farmers urged to focus on improving work-life balance
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Michael Healy-Rae has called on dairy farmers to reflect on their work-life...
Farming News Briefs
Farming News Briefs
Farm manager apprenticeship programme open for applications Teagasc are accepting applications for the Level 7 Farm Manager...
Calls for renewed commitment on farm safety
Calls for renewed commitment on farm safety
Last week was Farm Safety Week (21-27 July) and the HSA (Health and Safety Authority) has urged farmers, farmers’...
Waterford farm families encouraged to remember loved ones lost
Waterford farm families encouraged to remember loved ones lost
On Sunday, June 29th, Embrace FARM will hold its Annual Ecumenical Remembrance Service to bring together farm families from...
