Tillage
'The money is there to provide a crisis fund of €4-5m for tillage farmers'
Pressure looks set to increase on the Government today to provide a crisis fund for tillage farmers who were severely...
Protest
Tillage
'Tillage farmers are in dire circumstances'
Tillage farmers will be staging a protest outside of the Dail on Wednesday, to highlight the lack of support they...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Dairy
Dairy farmers to stage protest in Brussels later this month
European dairy farmers are to stage a day of action later this month in Brussels to demand a permanent crisis instrument...
Opinion
ICOS should step in and sort out Newtownsandes’ debacle
Surely ICOS has the moral authority to help settle the row that has erupted within the membership of Newtownsandes’ Co-op...
Dairy
French farmers protest over low milk prices outside major milk processor
Some 400 French dairy farmers have blockaded the roads around Lactalis, the milk processor based in Laval, France, this week in...
Rural Life
'No work done to avoid the recurrence of last winter's severe floods'
Hundreds of farmers are protesting outside the Civic Offices in Athlone to coincide with the OPW public consultation on the...
Tillage
Imported grain looks to be 'poor quality' compared to what Irish farmers produce
Imported grain coming into Foynes Port in Limerick looks to be of “very poor quality” compared to what Irish farmers...
Dairy
Tankers spray 40,000L of milk over EU buildings in Luxembourg in protest
Protesting Belgian farmers sprayed some 40,000L of milk over the building beside where today’s Council of Agriculture Ministers convened today...
Sponsored
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...
Beef
Pics from today's ICSA protest on Mercosur and TTIP
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is protesting outside the EU Commission offices today due to the potential...
Beef
ICSA to protest today against Mercosur and TTIP trade deals
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to protest today, Wednesday May 4, in Dublin against the proposed Mercosur...
Rural Life
Watch a farmer use a load of slurry to get rid of protesters in his field
A farmer in the UK used a tanker of slurry to let protesters know how he felt about them trespassing on...
Agri Politics
Pics: UK farmers take to the streets of London to protest
Hundreds of farmers from across the UK made their way to London today in protest against the low prices they...
Agri Politics
Video: Farmers spray hundreds of litres of milk in protest in Brussels
Farmers from across Europe were protesting today in Brussels as EU Agriculture Ministers met to try and come up with solutions...
Agri-Business
'Aldi bears the cost of promotion, not the farmers or growers'
In response to a protest held by the IFA outside Aldi in Finglas yesterday, Aldi Ireland has said that it...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Agri Politics
Pics: Protesting French farmers set tyres on fire and block roads with tractors
French farmers have taken to the streets of France to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their...
Agri Politics
Farmers invade Brussels ahead of Extraordinary Agriculture Council meeting
Thousands of farmers have descended on Brussels today ahead of an ‘Extraordinary’ meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers this afternoon. Following...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers' Union claims 500 turnout for Stormont protest
Approximately 500 farmers and food industry representatives participated in an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) protest at Stormont today, according to...