# farmers - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
# Farming Community
# Farming Community
More than a third said suicide had been experienced in their wider community.
# farmers - Thursday 18 September, 2014
# Tullamore
# Tullamore
Farmers were protesting against the prices they get paid for beef.
# farmers - Wednesday 20 August, 2014
# Beef Prices
# Beef Prices
A meeting in Navan organised by the Irish Farmers Association saw tempers flare over beef pricing.
# farmers - Saturday 9 August, 2014
# Farming
# Farming
Livestock-live.com has already sold as much as €500,000 worth of livestock since it was launched in the United Kingdom.
# farmers - Friday 8 August, 2014
# Cheap Meat
# Cheap Meat
“Shops have no problem charging more than €5 for certain brands of mouthwash, which you essentially spit down the sink”.
# farmers - Thursday 7 August, 2014
# Quack
From The Daily Edge
# farmers - Friday 1 August, 2014
# #delicious Ethics
# #delicious Ethics
The company is working to ensure agricultural practices are sustainable and that safe and healthy working conditions are in place.
# farmers - Saturday 28 June, 2014
# SOCIAL LIFE
# SOCIAL LIFE
It’s a club that boasts about 8,000 members throughout the country, but what is Macra na Feirme and why do people join?
# farmers - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
# Giant Haystacks
# Giant Haystacks
“We are here, and the hay is here. We intend to stay until we get satisfactory answers.”
# farmers - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# In A Baaaad Way
# In A Baaaad Way
The ICSA says that money from Europe is being sent to already profitable dairy farms.
# Steady On
# Steady On
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers ’ Association said meat factories are giving the impression that young bull beef is not wanted but we need to make sure live exports are viable.
# farmers - Tuesday 20 May, 2014
# Selfies On The Farm
From The Daily Edge
# Selfies On The Farm
Forget your selfie – it’s all about the felfie.
# farmers - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
The reality is that this globalisation of our food and agricultural system is failing consumers, the environment and our farmers.
# farmers - Thursday 17 April, 2014
# Farmers
# Farmers
This is the last year the Irish dairy sector will be unbound by quota restrictions.
# farmers - Tuesday 8 April, 2014
# Moolah
# Moolah
Growth predicted for dairy sector in particular once quotas are removed.
# farmers - Saturday 5 April, 2014
# Negative Impact
# Negative Impact
The Competition and Consumer Protection Bill seeks to implement several reforms, including updated regulation of the grocery sector.
# farmers - Friday 14 March, 2014
# Burn
# Burn
Thousands of acres of forestry has been burned in recent years.
# farmers - Monday 17 February, 2014
# Udder Disgrace
# Udder Disgrace
Ireland’s volume of milk supplies in January was above what is allowed under EU quotas.
# farmers - Monday 20 January, 2014
# Malnutrition
# Malnutrition
Up to 500,000 children in developing countries go blind each year due to vitamin A deficiency.
# Fine Heifer
From The Daily Edge
# Fine Heifer
The Buachaill is nothing if not persistent.
# farmers - Tuesday 14 January, 2014
# Funding For Farmers
# Funding For Farmers
“It covers everything from hill farmers to suckler cows,” Enda Kenny said today.
# farmers - Monday 6 January, 2014
# Accidents
# Accidents
The HSA said it was particularly concerned about the deaths of four children on farms in 2013.
# farmers - Thursday 19 December, 2013
# Snapchat On The Farm
From The Daily Edge
# Snapchat On The Farm
Meet Cavan’s Paul McIntyre.
# farmers - Thursday 12 December, 2013
# Marriage
# Marriage
With divorce came the fear that farms could be could be broken up, along with a marriage.
# farmers - Wednesday 6 November, 2013
# Mad Cows
From The Daily Edge
# Mad Cows
Guaranteed to make them moo-n over you.
# farmers - Tuesday 15 October, 2013
# Budget 2014
# Budget 2014
Coveney announced €195 million for the disadvantaged areas scheme but a cost benefit view has farmers on edge.
# farmers - Saturday 28 September, 2013
# Not The News
# Not The News
Breaking via The Mire wire: Most people ‘too stupid’ to emigrate, farmers want gun money, and Diageo unlikely to face charges over Arthur’s Day…
# farmers - Thursday 26 September, 2013
# Abortion
# Abortion
More female farmers surveyed were opposed to the legislation than the men surveyed.
# farmers - Wednesday 25 September, 2013
# Farming
# Farming
The payments are given to farmers living in areas considered to be at a particular disadvantaged due to factors like location in a mountainous area or restrictions due to preservation.
# farmers - Tuesday 24 September, 2013
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
Eight out of ten farmers say they should have the right to own a gun to protect themselves and their property.
# farmers - Sunday 22 September, 2013
# Farming
# Farming
Over the summer there was an increase in livestock thefts reported in Cavan and Monaghan.
# farmers - Sunday 15 September, 2013
# Agri Porn
From The Daily Edge
# Agri Porn
Filled with 100% Irish beef, it features real-life farmers from across the country.
# farmers - Sunday 8 September, 2013
# Peru
# Peru
Not a bad idea in the fight against drugs – but low prices and coffee plant diseases getting in the way.
# farmers - Monday 2 September, 2013
# Big Cat
# Big Cat
Sheep in local farms were discovered dead, having been killed violently, with others found bloodied and injured.
# farmers - Tuesday 27 August, 2013
# CATTLE THEFTS
# CATTLE THEFTS
An increase in livestock thefts has been reported in Cavan and Monaghan recently.
# farmers - Saturday 13 July, 2013
# Country Life
From The Daily Edge
# Country Life
The Irish countryside would really get on your nerves, if you didn’t love it so much.
# farmers - Sunday 7 July, 2013
# Farm To Fridge
# Farm To Fridge
Irish farmers are tweeting about their day-to-day lives, work and produce over @TweetingFarmers .
# farmers - Wednesday 26 June, 2013
# Crunch Time
# Crunch Time
The IFA has reacted somewhat positively to the movements in Europe but still has warnings.
Rain at times
Max: 16 °C
Min: 9 °C
Cloudy, a shower late in the afternoon
Max: 17 °C
Min: 7 °C
Partly sunny
Max: 18 °C
Min: 10 °C
