Environment
Hill farmers' public meeting next week
The recently-formed Concerned Hill Farmers Action Group will host a public meeting in the Castle Court Hotel, Westport on Wednesday,...
Commonage
Sheep
Minister called on to meet commonage farmers over SFP issues
Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Agriculture, Éamon Ó Cuív, has called on Minister Simon Coveney to meet with commonage farmers regarding...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Other
‘Concerned Hill Farmers Action Group’ launched
A national protest group has now been officially formed to campaign for changes to the new Rural Development Programme (RDP), Tubercurrry...
Environment
Commonage implementation committee to meet shortly
All members of the new Commonage Implementation Committee have now been appointed and the Committee will announce its first meeting...
Sheep
Civil war breaks out within IFA
National IFA Rural Development Committee Vice Chairman Colm O’Donnell has told Agriland that hill farmers throughout Ireland feel the hierarchy...
Environment
Commonage farmers may not be eligible for SFP from 2015 – Ó Cuív
Some commonage farmers may not be eligible for the Single Farm Payment (SFP) from 2015, due to new regulations being...
Sheep
IFA set out priorities for commonage stocking rates
IFA Hill Committee Chairman Pat Dunne has set out the priorities for IFA in advance of the forthcoming discussions on...
Breaking News
‘Implementation of Commonage Framework an ongoing process’
Implementation of the new commonage framework is an ongoing process according to Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney. Responding to a...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Breaking News
Commonage review will not be an easy task, minister
A review of Ireland’s commonage framework is under way, where key communications between farmers directly managing the lands, relevant state agencies,...
Breaking News
'Collective commonage land to receive more payments in new RDP'
Future agri-environmental schemes offer the opportunity for claimants with commonage land to receive slightly higher payments than a non-commonage farmer...