Farming

Farming news for County Roscommon

Including Mart Reports, announcements from Farming organisations and much more.

Castlemine Farms food entrepreneurs

Castlemine Farms feature on new Course in Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Free part-time HEA funded Springboard course commences on March 10th Kilbride man Brendan Allen of Castlemine Farms is one of the contributors to a new Certificate in Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship course at the GMIT Mayo campus in Castlebar. Fully funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), this part-time Springboard programme is designed to encourage …

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Michael Fitzmaurice

Young farmers still “forgotten” – Fitzmaurice

Retaining young farmers in agriculture is an issue that needs to be resolved immediately by the incoming Government according to Independent candidate in Roscommon-Galway Michael Fitzmaurice. “It is very disappointing to report that after 15 months of highlighting the plight of the ‘forgotten farmer’ no resolution has been found to that issue and I am …

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Need to overhaul farm penalties – Naughten

There is a need to overhaul farm penalties due to the significant variations in penalties applied by the Department of Agriculture following on-farm inspections across the country, claims Roscommon Galway independent candidate Denis Naughten. “Figures revealed in randomised on-farm inspection data obtained from the Department of Agriculture shows that there is a massive variation in …

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Rural Development

IFA outraged by pig price drop

IFA National Pigs Committee Chairman, Pat O’Flaherty said IFA is completely outraged at processors’ decision to drop pig prices today. He said, “Prices now being paid to farmers are simply not sustainable and this price drop will be the final straw for many. At an average price of €1.34/kg and production costs at €1.58/kg, how …

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Anomalies in Nursing Home support must be addressed – Naughten

The unfair discrimination against farm families and small businesses in the ‘Fair Deal’ Nursing Home Support Scheme must be addressed before it undermines the viability of such businesses, forcing people to sell the farm or close the business, states Denis Naughten. “There is unfair discrimination against family farmers and small businesses under the current scheme …

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