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The course is free and will be held on 3 and 10 June from 10.30am to 1pm. \ Philip Doyle
A mental health initiative for farmers is being launched by Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS).
There has been much concern over the affect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on rural communities, especially with the closure of rural social scenes, such as marts and pubs.
The programme will begin with two online workshops in June which will aim to help participants to recognise and cope with mental health issues.
“It’s essential to understand that everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives. It’s good to know that this is a common experience for very many people and that people are not alone in this, even if their work or career has a solitary element to it, as in farming. This programme is about prevention and promoting ongoing good mental health in the farming community,” Billy Goodburn of ICOS Skillnet
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May 19, 2021 11:00 am
Five key stakeholder organisations in the Irish dairy sector have come together to issue a joint commitment on climate action.
Issuing a statement this morning (Wednesday, May 19), Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), the Irish Cooperative Organisation Society (ICOS), the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Macra na Feirme outlined their commitments.
The representatives of the Irish dairy sector including farmers, co-operatives and processors have agreed a set of 17 high-level principles in relation to climate action.
The organisations said these principles detail “the major contribution of the sector to the economy of Ireland, its ongoing sustainability, its commitment to climate action, the various initiatives that will be required to support the sector”.
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“The Irish dairy industry should be given the opportunity and time to address the climate change challenge. \ Donal O Leary
Farm leaders have given commitment to playing a positive and constructive contribution to the reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture and the dairy sector.
A joint statement from Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Macra na Feirme has detailed the renewed commitment.
The farm representatives have agreed to “a set of high-level principles in relation to climate action”.
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Among a range of topics, the farm organisations call for increased levels of funding to support new research and the adoption of technologies to drive mitigation in agriculture.
May 15, 2021, 1:00 pm
On Monday (May 17) a limited amount of both sellers and buyers will return to ringside to trade cattle in marts.
Like a lot of people during this Covid-19 pandemic, farmers had one of their weekly social events brought to an abrupt halt for a number of months, back in the spring of 2020.
With the constant change in restriction levels, it did see marts reopen for a brief period during the months of November and December. However this was short lived as the full lockdown returned in January and farmers were once again forced to rely on online bidding to source their animals.