GARDAÍ and the IFA have issued a joint appeal to all road users to take extra care as the silage season gets under way across the country. Silage harvesting started in many parts of Galway last week – and over the coming month, the sight of tractors and trailers on rural roads will be getting […]
THE animal death toll in last week’s dog attack on a South Galway farm has now risen to 38 – 25 ewes and 13 lambs. Castledaly farmer, Christopher Rock, told the Farming Tribune, that since the attack on the Tuesday morning of May 9 last, more of his flock had either died, or had to […]
THE downward pressure on fertiliser prices is continuing after drops of €40 to €60 a tonne at different outlets last week. According to the IFA, fertiliser prices across Europe have dropped by around 60% this year as compared to the spring of 2002 – but Ireland has lagged far behind in terms of the reductions. […]
THE IFA is seeking an urgent meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, over Department proposals to delay this year’s farm scheme payments by up to four weeks in cases. National and regional IFA representatives have this week called on Minister McConalogue ‘to come out of hiding’ on the issue and to give a guarantee […]
FURTHER cuts of four cents per litre in the March milk price – confirmed by Arrabawn this week – will bring margins for dairy farmers down close to cost-of-production levels, according to Connacht IFA Chair, Pat Murphy. The Ardrahan dairy farmer – himself a supplied to Arrabawn – told the Farming Tribune that since the […]