A Clare farmers’ representative is imploring the Agriculture Minister to put an adequate fodder scheme in place to help all those affected by persistent challenging weather conditions. It comes as the Minister for Agriculture has held a meeting of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee today, amid an ongoing feed crisis. Agriculture Minister Charlie […]
Clare’s Green Party councillor admits the level of red tape facing farmers must be reduced if the sector is to survive into the future. The local authority has formally given its support to the Irish Farmers’ Assocation’s ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign at a special meeting this week. Farmers’ frustration was the subject of discussion at […]
The Clare County Chair of the IFA has criticised the Minister for Agriculture’s “unacceptable” delay in issuing income support to farmers across the country. Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced that advance payments are being issued to farmers under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability as well as the Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability schemes. […]
The Clare County Chair of the ICMSA believes the €40 million drop in dairy revenue in this county will have a devastating effect on the rural economy. Analysis by the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association highlights a reduction of almost €2 billion in dairy farmers’ revenues this year with milk revenue in Clare alone […]
The Clare County Chair of the Irish Farmer’s Association is encouraging drivers to be patient as more farm machinery take to the roads. With silage cutting currently underway, additional farming machinery is present on the roads which increased the likelihood of road traffic accidents. The IFA has issued an appeal to drivers of farming machinery […]