Farmers
# farmers - Monday 20 May, 2013
Over 30,000 tonnes of fodder delivered to struggling farmers
The transport subsidy was extended earlier this month, to help farmers suffering from food shortages following the harsh winter.
# farmers - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Nearly two-thirds of Irish farms are not economically viable
The average income on a family farm fell by 15 per cent last year according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey published today.
# farmers - Friday 10 May, 2013
Fodder scheme doubled to €2m and extended for two more weeks
The fodder will help farmers suffering from food shortages for their livestock following the unseasonally cold winter.
# farmers - Thursday 9 May, 2013
20 per cent increase in dead animals as fodder crisis deepens
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney urged farmers to seek help if they cannot cope.
# farmers - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
CSO farming figures show sheep numbers up 7pc, potatoes down 13.1pc
The survey results, for the 12-month period from June 2011 to June 2012, showed an overall increase of 6pc in cereals.
“Momentous” eaglet births greeted with concern from farmers
The first white-tailed eagle chicks have been born in Ireland after 100 years – but the Irish Farmers’ Association is calling for more monitoring.
# farmers - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Fodder from France due tomorrow for stricken Irish farmers
The fodder crisis has seen the IFA set up a fund so that it can transport huge amounts of fodder to farmers so that they can feed their animals.
# farmers - Monday 6 May, 2013
Farmers’ health and safety group “could save lives”
When a group of farmers realised that health and safety was a big issue on their farms, they took things into their own hands – and won an award for their work.
# farmers - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
3,000 tonnes of fodder from France to help farmers in ‘crisis’
The IFA President said this might be the first of many more shipments of fodder.
# farmers - Sunday 28 April, 2013
“One moment off-balance and my leg was gone”
Farmers involved in agricultural accidents tell their stories to warn others of work hazards.
# farmers - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Column: Why I wanted to make a movie about isolation in rural Ireland
IFTA Rising Star winner, Gerard Barrett, says people in Ireland don’t talk enough about how they feel – which can lead to tragedy. In making his award-winning movie, Pilgrim Hill, for just €4500, he lifted the lid on loneliness experienced by country farmers.
# farmers - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Government announces €1 million fodder fund for farmers
The money will be used to reduce the price of imported fodder.
Kenny acknowledges ‘close relationship between farmers and their animals’
Taoiseach Enda Kenny admitted that some farmers were experiencing difficulties with fodder shortages because of the recent bad weather but ruled out setting up a special task force on the issue.
# farmers - Saturday 20 April, 2013
FF calls on Coveney to ‘put his money where his mouth is’ and solve fodder issue
Fianna Fáil’s Éamon Ó CuÃv has said that farmers are now paying up to €80 for a bale of silage and have been “dramatically let down.”
# farmers - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Spring has arrived but with nighttime temperatures of -11°C
A temperature of ground -11°C was noted at Finner in Donegal overnight, that’s a record for this time of year.
# farmers - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added baby-vomiting frogs
The things we learned, loved and shared today…
# farmers - Monday 18 March, 2013
Dead pigs in river show dark side of China food industry
Thousands of dead pigs found in a Shanghai river have cast a spotlight on China’s poorly regulated farm production.
# farmers - Thursday 14 March, 2013
EU approval of CAP reform leaves farmers ‘in shock’
MEP Liam Alyward said the vote is just the beginning of the reform and now is the time to work on giving countries flexibility within the policy.
# farmers - Monday 11 March, 2013
IN PICTURES: Farmers protest against CAP reforms
Hundreds braved the weather to picket outside Dublin Castle.
# farmers - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Beef ‘at risk’ as penalties for feeding steroids to cattle may be cut
An Taisce has called for a vote by the European Parliament Agricultural Committee scrapping penalties to be reversed.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Farmers to stage protest during visit by EU agriculture commissioner
Yesterday farmers held a rally outside Minister Simon Coveney’s constituency office in Cork.
# farmers - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Farmers’ association urges caution as busy farms signal rise in accidents
Last year, 21 people died in farm related incidents, mainly injured by equipment and livestock.
# farmers - Monday 4 March, 2013
Coveney says farmers’ association wants to keep the status quo
The Minister was speaking about proposed CAP payment reforms.
# farmers - Friday 1 March, 2013
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
# farmers - Monday 25 February, 2013
Coveney welcomes ‘step forward’ in CAP reform negotiations
However the Irish Farmers’ Association said the proposals “still represent unacceptable cuts for thousands of Irish farmers”.
# farmers - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Column: Horse meat scandal reveals fatal flaw in our whole food industry
It suits big food retailers to push cheap products, but the end result is an insult to the Irish farmers who worked so hard to build up the industry, writes Seamus Sheridan
# farmers - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Decisions on CAP will be critical for future of farmers – IFA President
Addressing the associations AGM, Bryan said farmers were angry by budget cuts announced by the minister.
# farmers - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Dairy farmers blast European Parliament and riot police with milk
Today the farmers also commemorated the more than 157,000 colleagues who have had to abandon their farms since 2009.
# farmers - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added School Around the Corner
Here are the things we learned, shared and loved today.
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
PHOTOS: Farmers take to Dublin to oppose possible EU cuts
The Irish Farmers’ Association says possible cuts to the EU budget could have a material impact on CAP funding.
# farmers - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
CAP payments to be published again after privacy case
German farmers had taken a successful case to the European Court of Justice in 2008 arguing that publishing the information was a data protection breach.
# farmers - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Poll: Do you buy organic food?
Are you concious of what you put in your basket or trolley? And if you buy organic, why?
# farmers - Thursday 6 September, 2012
100% Irish beef: Farmers’ charity calendar launches
The annual calendar in aid of Bóthar excels itself this year with feather-dusting farmers and baths in a barrel.
Sample DNA testing of pigmeat begins
The testing is to expose misleading labelling of meat, the Irish Farmers’ Association has said.
# farmers - Thursday 23 August, 2012
One-in-three Irish farmers don’t share their problems
Isolation and loneliness among farmers can make them more vulnerable to mental health issues, says study.
# farmers - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Tuesday
Things we learned, loved, and shared today.
Call for helpline to be set up for distressed farmers
Éamon Ó CuÃv has said that a helpline needs to be set up for farmers who are distressed due to poor weather and its effect on their livelihoods.
# farmers - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Recent bad weather has caused major problems for farmers – IFA
The wet weather has made it impossible for farmers to harvest crops – but the bad weather is set to continue this week.
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