“I love checking them, making sure they’re eating, making sure they’re healthy, eating grass, all that stuff.”
Lamb prices to stay strong
As households sought spring lamb for the Easter Sunday lunch table, marts were reporting “fantastic trade” for sheep.
Young Harry’s ‘egg-cellent’ Covid lockdown venture
By Mark McGoldrick OVER the past 12 months, 10-year old Harry Hoy has turned his love of farming and animals into a profitable business venture. Harry, a Springfield native, has always had a passion for farming and during the Covid-19 lockdowns, Harry, along with some help from his family, has launched his own little egg […]
Concern local farmers missing out over CAP
FERMANAGH’S farmers face being “left behind” their neighbours to the south as the consequences of Brexit continue. That’s the fear of many in the county, with local Cllr Anthony Feely expressing concern that farmers and rural communities here “could be left behind as the south moves ahead with implementing its €10.5 billion share of the […]
Farmers ‘let down’ by £20m funding package
It has been confirmed that farm businesses can avail of funding to help them offset losses incurred as a result of short term market disturbance.
Call for zero tolerance of idiotic stunts
Several videos shared on TikTok, a video sharing app, show young Irish farmers misusing machinery.
Tragic death gives farmers pause for thought
THE SILAGE season has returned. From mid-May onward the sight of tractors, trailers and harvesters are common place along country roads and in fields. A safety warning comes with the increased volume of heavy machinery operating at a time when many children are spending time at home, often in close vicinity to the farm yard. […]
Why are food prices climbing while farmers get less pay
WITH feed prices rising and milk and beef prices tumbling, farmers here are experiencing the first hand impact of Covid-19. Members of the farming community have shared concerns about the origin of meat appearing on the shelves of supermarkets at a time when fields here are full of spring lamb and winter beef, ready to […]
Falling prices hit farmers at busiest time of year
“At the minute processors like Glanbia have done all in their power to keep every factory going.”