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Marginal drop in milk intake last year
Anne O'Donoghue
Overall in 2024, milk intake by processors and co-ops was 8.43bn litres, representing a small decrease of 30.6m litres or 0.4%.
7 February 2025 News
AD company fined €15,000 for emissions breaches
The case against Timoleague Agri Gen Ltd was taken by the EPA and heard at Clonakilty District Court this week.
7 February 2025 News
FRS appointed as new deer strategy programme manager
A programme manager to establish 15 local deer management units around the country was a key recommendation of the Deer Management Strategy Group.
INHFA seeks €350/week retirement scheme
The INHFA said any potential retirement scheme needs a payment rate amounting to €18,200 annually.
5 February 2025 News
Over 1,200 cattle seized by Department in 2024
Kilkenny was by far the county with the highest number of cattle seized in 2024.
5 February 2025 News
Four in-lamb ewes killed in dog attack in Co Clare
A further two sheep are missing and the farmer said several more of his flock will not survive.
5 February 2025 News
Murphy third candidate to declare for Macra president
Conor Murphy from Whitechurch Macra in Cork announced his entry to the presidential race over the weekend.
4 February 2025 News
GDT index rises 3.7% at latest auction
Lactose was up 17.7% to €1,022/t at the trading event held on Tuesday.
4 February 2025 News
Sheep farming dates back 11,000 years to stone age - new Trinity research
The new scientific work that has just been published in leading international journal Science shows that at this time humans domesticated sheep for their meat, milk and wool.
1 February 2025 News
Weekend weather: mostly dry with cold overnight temperatures
Met Éireann has forecast a mostly dry weekend, with some drizzle and freezing temperatures overnight.
31 January 2025 News
MEPs ask Commissioners to consider impact of Mercosur on Ireland
MEPs raised Ireland’s concerns on Mercosur trade deal in the European Parliament this Thursday.
30 January 2025 News
BVD programme ‘seemingly never-ending’ - ICMSA
ICMSA dairy committee chair Noel Murphy said that it is time for the Minister to publicly tell farmers where Ireland is going in relation to BVD.
30 January 2025 News