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Rural Eye – Spring sunshine awakens mother nature
THE recent spring sunshine managed to progress the coming of spring more in one day than during the previous month. All of a sudden the daffodils that struggled until then went in to full bloom, grass...
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Rural Eye – Beef farming; a frustrating occupation
THERE is no doubt that substantial numbers of cattle and beef farmers have in recent months been losing their shirts due to the poor prices for beef cattle. This is especially true with over aged bulls...
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Rural Eye – Badger Culling Continues to be Divisive
A badger exiting his settThe badger is one of our most distinctive and best loved animals, possible because of their shy and harmless demeanour, which is probable why badger culling is so vehemently...
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Muskerry hosting this year’s Macra annual conference
Pictured at the launch, back (l-r): Siobhán O’Leary, Muskerry Macra; Edmond Connolly, Macra na Feirme CEO; Seán McSweeney, Dairygold; Pat Healy, former Muskerry Macra Chairperson; Aindrais Moynihan,...
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Rural focus – Caheragh village changing with the times
The automated service station in Caheragh. Pic: Sinead HegartyLIKE most smaller West Cork communities, Caheragh, located between Skibbereen, Drimoleague and Bantry has experienced the threat of rural...
View ArticleIFA meets Minister Creed on farm income crisis issues
IFA President Joe Healy led an IFA delegation in a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed in Dublin last week, and highlighted priority areas and actions required from
View ArticleMinister Creed convenes meeting of food wise high level implementation...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today chaired a special meeting of the Food Wise High Level Implementation Committee to discuss Brexit and its implications
View ArticleIFA calls for significant changes to the Rural Development Plan in the next...
IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady has called on the Minister for Agriculture to make significant changes to the Rural Development Programme to ensure that there is full utilisation of
View ArticleShow your support for Farm Safety Week 2016
THIS Monday, July 4th, marks the start of the fourth annual Farm Safety Week, an initiative launched in 2013 aiming to cut the toll of accidents which continue to give
View ArticleCarbery Macra news
ON Sunday, July 3rd five Macra teams took part in the Dunmanway Show, a great day was had with Ballinadee winning out in the novice farm skills on the day.
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ON Wednesday, July 6th the national final of the stock judging took place where Aoife Healy from Ballinascarty Macra and Anthony Buckley from Caheragh Macra represented the region. They did
View ArticleAt the IHFA National Open Day
Gold & Diamond Award winners who received their certificates at the IHFA National Open Day were (l-r): John O’Flynn, Ballinascarty, Co. Cork; Seamus Curran, Killorglin,Co. Kerry; Michael Langan,...
View ArticleCork farmers losing out as Farm Assist payments continue to fall claims TD
FIANNA Fáil TD for Cork South West says fewer farmers in Cork are qualifying for the Farm Assist Scheme. New figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal that the number of
View ArticleCreed welcomes agreement on €500m EU aid package for farmers
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has welcomed agreement at the EU Commission’s Management Committee today on proposals to give effect to the aid package for
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