Farming

November 24, 2020
‘The farm just wasn’t making enough money’ — how sheep’s milk ice-cream turned a family farm around

George and Hanna Finlay have hit the ground running with their new range of original farm products.

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November 24, 2020
Farmer fury as An Taisce delays ‘vital’ €200m cheese facility

Glanbia's plans to develop a new €200 million continental cheese facility at Belview in south Kilkenny have been dealt a serious blow.

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November 24, 2020
Talks intensify over proposal to fly calves to Europe

Concerns over the impact of Brexit on the live export of calves saw further talks over the possibility of airlifting calves to key markets.

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November 24, 2020
‘The farm just wasn’t making enough money’ — how sheep’s milk ice-cream turned a family farm around

George and Hanna Finlay have hit the ground running with their new range of original farm products.

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November 24, 2020
Farming couple lose appeal over alleged ‘reckless lending’

A farming couple have lost their appeal over a decision AIB is entitled to judgment against them arising from loans advanced more than ten years ago to acquire development lands...

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November 24, 2020
Talks intensify over proposal to fly calves to Europe

Concerns over the impact of Brexit on the live export of calves saw further talks over the possibility of airlifting calves to key markets.

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November 24, 2020
‘The farm just wasn’t making enough money’ — how sheep’s milk ice-cream turned a family farm around

George and Hanna Finlay have hit the ground running with their new range of original farm products.

Continue Reading
November 24, 2020
Farming couple lose appeal over alleged ‘reckless lending’

A farming couple have lost their appeal over a decision AIB is entitled to judgment against them arising from loans advanced more than ten years ago to acquire development lands...

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November 24, 2020
Talks intensify over proposal to fly calves to Europe

Concerns over the impact of Brexit on the live export of calves saw further talks over the possibility of airlifting calves to key markets.

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November 24, 2020
‘Undermining the family farm model’: Heavily stocked farms hit with new rules

The family farm model in Ireland could be fatally undermined if the volume and pace of new regulations continue , ICMSA president Pat McCormack has warned.

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November 24, 2020
Farming couple lose appeal over alleged ‘reckless lending’

A farming couple have lost their appeal over a decision AIB is entitled to judgment against them arising from loans advanced more than ten years ago to acquire development lands...

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November 24, 2020
Tapping into the potential of a tillage farm steeped in tradition

Global food and drink production is largely controlled by multinational manufacturers, retailers and marketing companies who dictate the prices for farm produce and set much of the agenda for how...

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November 24, 2020
‘Undermining the family farm model’: Heavily stocked farms hit with new rules

The family farm model in Ireland could be fatally undermined if the volume and pace of new regulations continue , ICMSA president Pat McCormack has warned.

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November 24, 2020
Forestry licence backlog is twice as bad as official figure — Fitzmaurice

Nearly 4,000 forestry licence applications are log-jammed in the Forestry Service at the Department of Agriculture, a TD has claimed.

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November 24, 2020
Tapping into the potential of a tillage farm steeped in tradition

Global food and drink production is largely controlled by multinational manufacturers, retailers and marketing companies who dictate the prices for farm produce and set much of the agenda for how...

Continue Reading
November 24, 2020
‘Undermining the family farm model’: Heavily stocked farms hit with new rules

The family farm model in Ireland could be fatally undermined if the volume and pace of new regulations continue , ICMSA president Pat McCormack has warned.

Continue Reading
November 24, 2020
Forestry licence backlog is twice as bad as official figure — Fitzmaurice

Nearly 4,000 forestry licence applications are log-jammed in the Forestry Service at the Department of Agriculture, a TD has claimed.

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November 24, 2020
Tapping into the potential of a tillage farm steeped in tradition

Global food and drink production is largely controlled by multinational manufacturers, retailers and marketing companies who dictate the prices for farm produce and set much of the agenda for how...

Continue Reading
November 24, 2020
Ulster farmers say ‘No’ to being excluded from Irish grass-fed beef designation

An attempt to secure special EU designation for 'Irish grass-fed beef' has been dealt a serious blow, as the Ulster Farmers Union confirmed it will object to the application if...

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November 24, 2020
Forestry licence backlog is twice as bad as official figure — Fitzmaurice

Nearly 4,000 forestry licence applications are log-jammed in the Forestry Service at the Department of Agriculture, a TD has claimed.

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November 24, 2020
Tommy Boland: Why data-informed decisions are now essential on all sheep farms

As I sit down to write this article, which I have done every month now for almost 10 years, I took a little time to reflect on what I have...

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November 24, 2020
Irish grass-fed brand faces northern objection

An attempt to secure special EU designation for 'Irish grass-fed beef' has been dealt a serious blow, as the Ulster Farmers Union confirmed it will object to the application if...

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November 24, 2020
Tommy Boland: Why data-informed decisions are now essential on all sheep farms

As I sit down to write this article, which I have done every month now for almost 10 years, I took a little time to reflect on what I have...

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November 24, 2020
Buyers set to return to mart rings next week

Buyers are set to be allowed return to mart ringsides next week as the country exits Level 5 restrictions.

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November 24, 2020
Irish grass-fed brand faces northern objection

An attempt to secure special EU designation for 'Irish grass-fed beef' has been dealt a serious blow, as the Ulster Farmers Union confirmed it will object to the application if...

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November 24, 2020
Tommy Boland: Why data-informed decisions are now essential on all sheep farms

As I sit down to write this article, which I have done every month now for almost 10 years, I took a little time to reflect on what I have...

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November 24, 2020
Buyers set to return to mart rings next week

Buyers are set to be allowed return to mart ringsides next week as the country exits Level 5 restrictions.

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November 24, 2020
Irish grass-fed brand faces northern objection

An attempt to secure special EU designation for 'Irish grass-fed beef' has been dealt a serious blow, as the Ulster Farmers Union confirmed it will object to the application if...

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November 24, 2020
Winter cereal planting bounces back from 2019 weather woes

A massive switch back to winter cereals by tillage farmers this year has resulted in a 33pc increase in the area planted.

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November 23, 2020
Glanbia’s €200m cheese plant dealt blow as An Taisce granted leave to seek a judicial review

An Taisce has taken a legal action against An Bord Pleanála and the State aimed at overturning planning permission for a continental cheese manufacturing plant in Co Kilkenny.

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November 23, 2020
Five years on from the pay scandal that rocked the IFA to its core

Last week, five years ago, IFA sent out a statement that its General Secretary Pat Smith had resigned.

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November 23, 2020
‘UK will still require Irish beef in January 2021’ – Meat Processors

The UK market will still require Irish beef on January 1, 2021, Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has affirmed.

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November 23, 2020
Beef Trade: Some plants extending working week to cope with UK demand

Removing veal from the kill figures for the week ending the 15th of the month we find that the processing sector handled 39,213 animals that week bringing this year total...

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November 23, 2020
Beef Trade: Some plants extending working week to cope with UK demand

Removing veal from the kill figures for the week ending the 15th of the month we find that the processing sector handled 39,213 animals that week bringing this year total...

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November 23, 2020
Peat stockpiles to be ‘diverted’ to horticulture as power plant closures loom

PEAT stockpiles left over from the looming closure of power plants in the midlands will be “diverted” to Bord na Móna's horticulture and fuel businesses, it has been confirmed.

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November 23, 2020
National Broadband Plan ‘commercial’ connections to start in January

The Government and National Broadband Ireland (NBI) say that 7,900 of the 544,000 rural premises to be covered by State-subsidised high-speed fibre broadband will be ‘passed' by the end of...

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November 23, 2020
Darragh McCullough: IFA need to get real about the future of dairy farming

The latest example of the parallel universe that Irish farmers' most important lobby group seems to reside in came with the statement that “IFA will reject any proposal to impose...

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November 23, 2020
Winter crops are thriving but the impact of autumn storms is still visible in places

Winter crops are turning greener in the fields which is a great sign that crops are healthy and establishing well despite the wet weather since sowing.

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November 23, 2020
North Galway 48 acre residential farm with wide appeal

Galway auctioneer Martin Tyrell is handling the sale of a compact residential farm with a range of useful farm buildings at Gortnagoyne, Dunmore in north Galway. The private treaty sale...

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November 23, 2020
From Roscommon to the UAE – unravelling a €5.3m forestry investment fraud

When Declan de Lacy was appointed as liquidator of a company set up to sell forests in Ireland to investors he had no idea that his efforts to recoup their...

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