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Farming News: new calf boat, Kerry vote and a dog attack on Galway flock
Rachel Donovan
A potential new calf boat, next Monday's Kerry vote and a devastating dog attack on sheep in Co Galway are among this week's topics on the Farming News Podcast.
12 December 2024 News
Farmers call for action over rural trespassers
Over 60 farmers attended a meeting in Roundfort community centre, near Ballinrobe, on Monday night on lurchers and trespassing.
11 December 2024 Breeding & health
Recess Texel flock takes champion in Roscommon
Rachel Gallagher reports from the West Region Texel Club in-lamb sale, held at Roscommon Mart.
Farmers on red alert to stave off bird flu
As of last Friday 6 December, poultry farmers have had to put in place a number of bio-security measures to reduce the risk of bird flu.
11 December 2024 News
In pictures: deadly dog attack drives ewes off cliff
Two dogs ran sheep off the side of a cliff in west Galway, with the farmer now left searching for the missing ewes injured or dead.
9 December 2024 News
Storm Darragh leaves almost 400,000 without power
A nationwide status yellow warning is in place until 3pm this Saturday following storm Darragh.
7 December 2024 News
Red weather warning issued ahead of Storm Darragh
The red weather warning for wind, the highest level of caution Met Éireann can issue, is for seven western and northwestern counties.
6 December 2024 News
Bird flu found in buzzard in Galway
The Department of Agriculture has introduced new regulations on the back of a case of bird flu being identified in a buzzard in Galway.
5 December 2024 Poultry
Letter: can vets only be educated south of the Liffey or Shannon?
Animal disease respects no borders and ensuring a high level of veterinary service throughout the island benefits our entire agricultural community, writes Gerald Roarty
4 December 2024 Letters
Young Stock podcast: the Dolphin rearing heifers in east Galway
This week, Noel Bardon is joined by Shane Dolphin, who discusses the red tape facing young farmers and the key areas he is investing in to get a leased farm up and going.
2 December 2024 Podcast
Consumers urged to buy Irish vegetables this Christmas
Supermarkets have been proactively, whether intentionally or not, undermining the horticulture industry in Ireland, Kenneth Keavey of Green Earth Organics has said.
27 November 2024 News
Watch: Limousin-cross heifer calf hits €30,000 in Carrick
Nevan McKiernan reports from the Winter Fair in Carrick-on-Shannon, where a heifer calf sold for €30,000.
25 November 2024 Pedigree