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Amy Forde
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1 May 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: powerful break from the rain
The suns long awaited appearance changed saw yard work dramatically reduced on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork.
1 May 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: super store trade in Bandon
Grass buyers were out in numbers at Bandon Mart and created solid demand for yearling cattle, while forward stores and heavy cows were targeted by feed lot and factory buyers.
May Eve at Cork Marts
While telling farmers what he would deliver for them, if elected to European Parliament, the bottle of water in John Mullins' hand was leaking goodo onto the stage.
1 May 2024 News
Suckler herd decimated without anyone 'batting an eye'
Policy has failed suckler farmers, according to suckler and sheep farmer Flor McCarthy.
1 May 2024 News
News in-brief from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from across the farming and food industry in NI.
1 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Dempsey at Large: a blueprint for European farming
Process may be important, but if it doesn’t deal with crunch issues, it is of little real value.
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
Red tape choking farmers - Ní Mhurchú
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú said if elected to the European Parliament, she would use all her 'powers of persuasion', along with her 27 years' experience as a barrister, to reduce red tape for farmers.
1 May 2024 News
More can be done to streamline CAP for farmers - McConalogue
At a meeting of agriculture ministers from EU member states, European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski updated the council on the measures to simplify CAP for farmers.
29 April 2024 News
Send in your farming-related piseogs
We want to hear any piseogs or superstitions you have that relate to rural or farming life.
27 April 2024 News
Approvals begin to issue for tranche two of ACRES general
Approximately 6,700 farmers should receive approval letters for this second tranche of ACRES general.
26 April 2024 News
Meal subsidy would be of more benefit to fodder-short farmers - TD
A meal subsidy would be more beneficial than the current transport scheme for west and northwest farmers short of fodder, Deputy Marian Harkin has said.
25 April 2024 News