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Leitrim farmers criticise forestry as ‘main cause’ for power outages
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to an affected suckler farmer in the town of Corraleehan, Enda McNiffe, who has been without electricity and water on his farm since storm Éowyn hit on Friday.
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Editorial: storm Éowyn's impact significant
The storm has also reinforced the very basic needs in new homes in rural Ireland of at least leaving the option of a timber stove possible in new builds.
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Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick
A County Limerick dairy farmer, now in his fifth year feeding AAA Golden Maverick to his calves, is delighted with the quality and consistency the product is providing.
Farms get a battering by storm Éowyn
Farms get a battering by storm Éowyn
John Egerton reckons he got off fairly lightly compared to some neighbouring farms.
Farmer Writes: there is pleasure in keeping busy during the winter
Farmer Writes: there is pleasure in keeping busy during the winter
And as if we were looking for something more to do, storm Éowyn uprooted eight very large leylandii evergreen trees in the garden.
Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick SPONSORED
Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick
A County Limerick dairy farmer, now in his fifth year feeding AAA Golden Maverick to his calves, is delighted with the quality and consistency the product is providing.
Mart movers in the south
The dealer has news of some movements taking place within the Cork Marts team.
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Kerry community hosts memorial tractor run
A family who lost a loved one to a farm accident are keeping his memory alive by hosting an annual tractor run, writes Sarah McIntosh.
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Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick
A County Limerick dairy farmer, now in his fifth year feeding AAA Golden Maverick to his calves, is delighted with the quality and consistency the product is providing.
‘Catastrophic’ damage among forestry plantations
Early and fast intervention is required to help private forest owners whose plantations have been damaged and destroyed, according to industry experts.
Call for generators to be included in TAMS
Call for generators to be included in TAMS
IFA poultry chair Nigel Sweetnam made the call following the extended power outage in the wake of storm Éowyn.
‘Rare’ human case of H5N1 bird flu detected in UK
‘Rare’ human case of H5N1 bird flu detected in UK
The human case was discovered during routine testing of individuals in close contact with infected birds.