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New Macra president sees huge opportunities to grow membership
Noel Bardon
Current chair of Macra's board Josephine O'Neill spoke of her passion for Irish agriculture on being elected the organisation's next president.
8 April 2025 News
IFA names 30 young farmers taking part in new leadership programme
IFA president Francie Gorman said the strength of any organisation depends on its ability to introduce new voices into decision making.
4 April 2025 News
Watch: Kilkenny's Josephine O’Neill elected new Macra president
Macra elected Josephine O’Neill as the organisation's president for the next two years on Friday.
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'Brave steps' needed on TB - Lakeland Dairies meets Minister Heydon
Lakeland Dairies’ chair Niall Matthews sat down with Minister Heydon and spoke about the issues that affect its farm families.
3 April 2025 News
Star ratings a celestial headache
The distance between the breed societies and the ICBF could best be measured in light years, but there is an urgent need for the gap to be bridged.
2 April 2025 Dealer
1,300 sought for new CAFRE farm groups
An application window has opened for new Business Sustainability Groups.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
€2.85m for generational renewal and digital technology EIPs
The Minister for Agriculture has allocated funding to five new European Innovation Partnerships.
20 March 2025 News
Macra 2025 presidential campaign intensifies
Josephine O'Neill and Conor Murphy set out their stalls to Macra members in the north-west on Tuesday.
19 March 2025 News
Macra to reissue presidential election ballots
There was an error made on the Macra presidential election ballots issued to clubs.
18 March 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: the making of Farming Simulator 25
On this week's Young Stock Podcast, we spoke to Kermit Ball, the community co-ordinator at GIANTS Software based in the US, specifically working with the videogame Farming Simulator 25.
17 March 2025 News
Take advice on young farmers payment
A NI farmer has urged anyone thinking of applying for a young farmers payment to take expert advice.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Blue Texel breed slotted perfectly to busy Farmview flock
This week, Rachel Gallagher was in Donegal to visit the Farmview Blue Texel flock.
12 March 2025 Breeding & health