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.”
Vets may be facing prospect of medicine rationing
ISSUES with the flow of supply in veterinary medicine has left local vets facing up to rationing during what is one of the busiest seasons of the farming calendar. Local vet Innes Redmond of Lakeland Veterinary Services, with practices in Derrygonnelly and Belleek outlined challenges in getting essential products such as surgical scrubs and local […]
Mart closures hammer blow for Fermanagh’s farmers
AS marts cancelled livestock sales farmers here have been forced to hold onto cattle and sheep longer than normal. Aside from that, the temporary closure of marts has removed a social outlet for many farmers. Enniskillen Ulster Farmers Mart announced it was temporally suspending sales toward the end of March. A statement released notified the […]
Poor broadband growing worry for local farmers
FUNDING for our forests, animal health, the environment and fisheries, and for food and farming is all to be slashed by the newly restored Stormont Executive. On top of that, a new digitalisation plan by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) could see farmers here in Fermanagh disadvantaged due to the county’s […]
Farmers on high alert after Fermanagh bird flu reports
Results of tests are expected in the coming days
Farming crisis looming if there is a no deal Brexit
Stark warnings have been issued that the dairy industry in the North is facing a ‘certain doomsday scenario’ if there is a no-deal Brexit. In a harsh warning Dairy Council NI said the industry is facing a crisis of ‘epic proportions’. Dr Mike Johnston, CEO of DCNI claimed in a no deal Brexit trade tariffs […]
Safety plea following increase in farming deaths
FARMERS here have been urged to prioritise health and safety in the midst of work pressures. Last year there were eight fatalities recorded in the agricultural sector, an increase of one on the previous year. The main cause of fatalities was deaths connected to incidents with animals, this accounted for 50 percent of all agricultural […]