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Friday, July 30, 2010
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Claremorris Show top value for all the family
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
This Sunday, August 1st, Claremorris host its 92nd agricultural show.
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New penalties on map areas
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
IFA President, John Bryan, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, to address the draconian penalties being imposed where his Department have deemed that the farmers have over-claimed land for Single Farm Payment and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.
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Great Taste award for Connacht Gold garlic and herb butter
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Connacht Gold’s Garlic and Herb Butter has been bestowed with yet another award, this time being given a gold star at the prestigious UK & Ireland Great Taste Awards 2010.
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Good crop of lambs at Tuam
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
A STEADY trade continued for all types of cattle at Tuam Mart on Monday last.
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Setting a date for AEOS
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
IFA Rural Development chairman Tom Turley has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, to give a clear indication as to when AEOS plans will start, as it is now over 6 weeks since farmers applied.
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Ewe body conditioning vital for good breeding
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
THE target age at weaning for mid season lambs is 12 – 14 weeks states, Vincent Ronayne, Teagasc Advisor Ballinrobe. “Keeping lambs on the ewes after this serves little purpose as ewe milk yield will have declined to such an extent that it is contributing little to lamb growth rate,” he says.
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IFA sets out its stall for Budget 2011
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
IFA President, John Bryan has told TDs that farmers need certainty, and maintaining the Budget for farm schemes is vitally important to sustain farm families.
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Dairying gone to the birds
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
ABSOLUTE fury is being expressed by Mayo farmers at the Government decision to ‘pull’ the ICMSA seat on the European Economic and Social Council and hand it over – at the behest of Minister Gormley and the Green Party – to a lady representative from Birdwatch Ireland.
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Making a dog’s dinner out of Bill
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
SPEAKING after Fine Gael voted against the Department of Environment’s Dog Breeding Establishment Bill, Andrew Doyle TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, said, “the Minister for the Environment has singlehandedly created a legislative mess in the name of dog welfare by forcing this Bill through the Dáil.’
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Farmers’ hate flies and midges
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
JULY and August bring the benefits of balmier weather but also increased numbers and activity from flies.
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Take care of river life
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
WHERE maintenance of watercourses is required, it should be carried out between mid-May and mid-September so as to protect fish eggs and small salmonids states Tom Kelly, Teagasc, Belmullet.
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74th Ballina Agricultural and Horse Show this weekend
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
THE 74th annual Ballina Show will take place over two days next weekend, with horsejumping on July 10 and 11 and the agricultural show also on day two of the show, July 11.
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Green policies fuel farm anger
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
IFA Countryside Chairman Eddie Downey has said there is growing anger among rural people over the imposition of misguided Green Party ideology on rural Ireland, with scant regard for the economic damage caused and for the views of rural people.
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‘Amazement’ at the expense of drink and food in Ireland
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin has expressed amazement at the fact that Ireland has the second highest food and drink retail prices in the EU but some of the worst farm gate prices.
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IFA has renewed confidence in sheep sector
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
SPEAKING at the Sheep 2010 event in Lyons Estate, Dublin, IFA National Sheep Chairman James Murphy said the renewed level of confidence in the sheep sector is positive.
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