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Top Farming Story | Wednesday, March 10, 2010


     Connacht Gold chief is cautiously optimistic for 2010

THE Chief Executive of Connacht Gold Co-op, Aaron Forde, has described 2009 as the toughest year for farming and the overall economy in Ireland’s 36-year membership of the EU.
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More Farming News | Wednesday, March 10, 2010

€75/hectare rate for Agri Environment scheme is ‘out of touch’

A delegation from ICSA has met with Minister Smith to lobby for a more meaningful and relevant Agri Environment scheme that will help deliver real value to farmers in return for work they have done to enhance water quality, combat climate change and maintain biodiversity.  more >

Putting a spring in your Lamb

MILK replacer is an essential tool for all livestock producers in Spring time.  more >

Level playing field called for

AT its annual meeting in Tullamore, the President of the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA), Bréian Carroll, called on the Government to heed the recommendations of the McCarthy ‘Bord Snip’ report and make more use of private agricultural consultants who are available at an economic rate and no extra cost to the tax payer.  more >

Connacht’s Golden Vale

MC CARRICK’S Auctionneers, Tubbercurry this week bring to the market two of the finest farms in the Skreen area comprising 72 acres at Ardnaglass, Skreen and 95 acres at Carrownaglogh.  more >

Change of day for Mountbellew Mart

MOUNTBELLEW Mart are set to resumes their cattle sale on Friday 12th March at 11.00am and each and every Friday thereafter.  more >

Ten fatalities in 2010

TWO months into the year and already the farming community have ten people killed on farms.  more >

Part-time farmers hit hard

PART-TIME farmers have been found to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of the economic downturn.  more >

Dairy farmers can earn up to €3,000 per farm

GALWAY-BASED, Agricultural Consultants, Vincent Costello, has been in touch with us this week to remind dairy farmers that it‘s last call for any of you that want to take part in the new Department of Agriculture, ‘Dairy efficiency programme’.  more >

Knowing your fertiliser limits this Spring

FARMERS must match their fertiliser applications to their crop requirements as laid out under the Nitrates Directive legislation states Eamon Patten, Teagasc Advisor, Ballinrobe.  more >

Milk sales up by one percent

LAST year was a difficult year for the grocery sector – but within this, milk and dairy products succeeded in sustaining or even improving volume, said Helen Brophy, Chief Executive of the National Dairy Council, speaking at the launch of the NDC Annual Review.  more >

Mayo ICA gets ready to launch its centenary celebrations

The Spring Federation meeting of Mayo ICA will be held in the Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar, on Sunday, February 21 at 2pm, hosted by the Castlebar ICA Guild.  more >

Turf cutting ‘must be allowed to continue’ in Connacht

The Vice President of the IFA Connacht Branch is appealing to the Environment Minister to allow turf cutting to continue in 2010 and beyond.  more >

Connacht Gold opens store in Athlone

CONNACHT Gold Co-op has expanded its network of stores with the opening this week, of a new major multi-purpose store in Athlone.  more >

McCarrick takes on the recession in Sligo

FARM sales throughout Sligo probably bucked the national trend and Roger McCarrick (Farm Sales and Agri Business Specialists) puts this down largely to the fact that very little land comes up for sale in the county.  more >

New model Powermondial on show at O’Brien’s of Bohola

THE new Powermondial tractor represents Landini’s state-of-the art in the 90 to 110 HP mediumpower segment, says Jimmy O’Brien; from this week you can check the Powermondial at O’Briens Tractors, Bohola.  more >



 

 

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