Fodder crisis

Opinion: production must be protected alongside environment

It cannot be either/or when it comes to climate, environment and production in relation to agriculture, it must be all of them.

NEWS 19 January 2025

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Scandals that rocked farming: 2009 emergency budget, horsemeat and fodder crisis

Scandals that rocked farming: 2009 emergency budget, horsemeat and fodder crisis

NEWS 15 January 2025

Celebrating 50 years of change at Baltinglass Mart

Celebrating 50 years of change at Baltinglass Mart

MARKETS 6 November 2024

Climate change could dent grass growth in southeast

Climate change could dent grass growth in southeast

Climate change could dent grass growth in southeast

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 23 October 2024

Dairy management: Fodder crisis looms unless growth improves

Dairy management: Fodder crisis looms unless growth improves

Dairy management: Fodder crisis looms unless growth improves

MANAGEMENT 16 September 2024

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Farmers hit out at ‘impossible’ slow loan process

Farmers hit out at ‘impossible’ slow loan process

A main cause of concern amongst the farmers at the meeting was the long and often fruitless process of looking for a loan.

NEWS 1 January 1970

What if Charlie McConalogue is right?

What if Charlie McConalogue is right?

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s comments about a seven-month winter being the benchmark for the future should be worrying.

SUSTAINABILITY 1 January 1970

Opinion: bless me fodder, for I have sinned - minister needs to reverse on SIM

Opinion: bless me fodder, for I have sinned - minister needs to reverse on SIM

The almost universal opposition to Minister McConalogue's decision to withdraw the Straw Incorporation Measure is the clearest sign he has got this one wrong.

OPINION 1 January 1970

Calls for Taoiseach to intervene on Minister McConalogue's straw plans

Calls for Taoiseach to intervene on Minister McConalogue's straw plans

A joint IFA and IGGG statement has sought the intervention of Taoiseach Simon Harris in Minister McConalogue’s plans to axe the straw chopping scheme for 2024.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Fodder fears as grass growth stalls

Fodder fears as grass growth stalls

Key members of the national fodder committee met this week as they sought to prevent the current grass shortage problem becoming a fodder crisis.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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Year after year, Hygeia delivers for Mayo sheep farmer

For Martin Colleran and his son Ryan, farming just outside Kilmaine, Co Mayo, their success is built on good land, healthy stock and smart decisions.

Year after year, Hygeia delivers for Mayo sheep farmer