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Sheep
Land use policy among main topics at Teagasc/CAFRE uplands symposium
Darren Carty
There was a wide array of topics covered at last week’s symposium from land use policy to burning of vegetation.
20 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: frost, crows and crop records
This is a good time of the year to get crop records in order and to calculate crop costs and returns.
20 November 2024 Farmer Writes
A Farmer Writes: land ownership has been a touchy subject
Proprietorship of land in Ireland has always been a touchy subject and certainly one to avoid in an Irish pub after closing time.
INHFA calls for scorecard and payment changes in ACRES
This comes following a meeting organised by Luke Ming Flanagan with European Commission officials.
19 November 2024 News
Fine Gael vows to cut red tape in farming and look at a new vet school
Party pledges to fight to increase the CAP budget, to advocate for new funding streams to assist farmers in meeting additional requirements and to simplify schemes post-2027.
18 November 2024 News
Environmental scheme with €15,000 payment among IFA election asks
The IFA has launched its submission to political parties and general election 2024 candidates.
13 November 2024 News
SCEP training and ACRES rare breeds deadlines
Mandatory SCEP training and a declaration of rare breeds numbers under ACRES must be completed by 15 November 2024.
13 November 2024 Schemes
Give greenways the red card, says INHFA
Farm body also calls for €3,000 payment for Gaeltacht farmers with strong Irish.
13 November 2024 News
Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control
The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.
13 November 2024 Husbandry
Assessing organic farming and sheep production
High payment rates are said to be encouraging more sheep farmers to consider converting to organic farming before the 2024 deadline of 29 November 2024.
6 November 2024 Management
ACRES will ‘fizzle out’ without full review - ICMSA
It comes in response to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s announcement that a there will be a review into ACRES for farmers over the coming months.
4 November 2024 News
ACRES scoring and payment issues must be addressed - INHFA
The association held meetings with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue in Kerry and Donegal to find workable solutions to ongoing issues in the scheme.
4 November 2024 News