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Farming News | Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Kerry farmer gets chance to embark on trip of a lifetime

A KERRY farmer is in the running with the chance to embark on a fact-finding mission to Poland, Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic.  more >

IFA want laws on insurance

THE IFA has called on the Government to take the necessary legislative steps to protect community rating in the health insurance market.  more >

Young farmers face extinction

YOUNG farmers will face extinction under a bad WTO deal Macra na Feirme national president Catherine Buckley has warned this week.  more >

Rathmore farmers seek tolerance

A RATHMORE farmer has this week appealed to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for an appropriate tolerance regime to be put in place to cater for farmers who have been caught just ‘offside’ of nitrate levels.  more >

Ferris consults farmers on rural issues

FARMERS and fishermen from Kerry converged on Limerick during the week. Kerry North TD Martin Ferris held a consultation meeting in the Newcastle West on future viability of farming and fishing in West of Ireland.  more >

ICMSA calls for Bord Bia to up its game

BORD Bia must ‘up its game’ in the area of developing markets for live exports and give beef farmers more options as they try to achieve decent prices for their animals, Chairman of ICMSA’s Beef & Cattle Committee, Martin McMahon has warned this week.  more >

Potato odyssey begins

FOOD Minister Trevor Sargent has officially launched the 'Odyssey of the Potato' exhibition marking the International Year of the Potato.  more >

Kerry farmers warned not to accept low prices for grain

KERRY farmers have been told to hold out for the best price for their grain.  more >

Killarney farmer seeks stop to quota expansion

KILLARNEY farmer John O’Leary has told a conference of European dairy farmers meeting in Strasbourg that a moratorium on quota expansion is required immediately if the necessary milk price is to be achieved.  more >

Scientists set their sights on big event

SCIENTISTS from all over the world will descend on Kerry and Cork in August following confirmation this week that the country is to host Agricultural Biotechnology international conference (ABIC).  more >



 

 

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