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Lack of experience driving teenagers away from farms
James Hanly
That’s the view of 2023 National Dairy Council (NDC) and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award winner John Macnamara, who was speaking at a recent farm walk on his farm in Co Limerick.
11 September 2024 News
Double header of vintage tractor action
There will be three vintage classes on display, of tractors up to 1960, while a new classic class will begin for the 2025 all-Irelands.
11 September 2024 News
How six farmers fared in appeals against the Department of Agriculture
The annual report of the Agriculture Appeals Office has shown that 48% of appeals taken by farmers were successfully contested with the plaintiff receiving a payment or not receiving a penalty.
Growers urged to be vigilant for new potato blight strain
The EU43 strain of potato blight, first recorded in Ireland last year, has been causing concern for potato grower throughout the country after outbreaks of the pathogen in Europe.
11 September 2024 News
Ireland set to recycle record amount of farm plastic
The IFFPG attribute this year’s increase to the longer winter period, meaning more silage waste was produced.
11 September 2024 News
Clare farmer on Swedish TV
Filming has begun for the third season of the show, which already completed similar seasons covering the USA and Australia.
11 September 2024 Dealer
New large-animal vets opens in Donegal
Northwest Vets will service what it calls the growing demand for independent vet services in north Donegal and its Derry-Tyrone border region.
11 September 2024 News
87% of farmers concerned about their wellbeing
The figures came from an FRS Farm Services survey completed by 481 farmers between 28 August and 6 September.
11 September 2024 News
‘Wriggle room’ needed on slurry spreading deadline - Sinn Féin
The party said that unpredictable weather patterns have affected fodder harvesting and slurry spreading, which has left farmers in a race against the clock to empty their tanks.
11 September 2024 News
Young farmer awards a ‘sign of hope’ for agriculture - TD
The overall winner on the night was Cavan’s Christopher Cahill, who also went on to clinch the top spot as category winner for land mobility.
11 September 2024 News
Agri-food sector ‘backbone’ of Northern Ireland’s economy - UFU
The UFU has announced its 2025 budget proposal in response to Chancellor Rachael Reeves’ spending audit directive.
11 September 2024 News
Lack of farm accident reporting causing safety issues
Recent data presented at a SafeHabitus webinar showed that 4.1 of every 100,000 farm workers will have a fatal accident at work, which is more that twice the likelihood of the average worker.
11 September 2024 News