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A quarter of Limerick farmers don’t have enough fodder

A SURVEY of 364 Teagasc clients, carried out during January, showed that 27% of farmers don’t have sufficient feed to meet their livestock’s requirements until the planned end of the winter housing period. Of this 27% - 12% of farms have a winter ...

11 Feb 2019 at 15:00

Farming

Fodder crisis: Farm bodies call for ‘dedicated budget’ and milk price support for Limerick farmers

MARCH milk price-setting must take account of “near catastrophic” weather says the chair of ICMSA’s dairy committee Gerald Quain, Colmanswell, said: “Against a background where the problems on farms seem to be growing by the day due to the ...

14 Apr 2018 at 11:00

Farming

Limerick dairy farmer buys land for €10k an acre

A 33 ACRE roadside holding located at Ardnamoher, Galbally has been sold at one of the first auctions of 2019. Described by GVM’s Tom Crosse as an excellent parcel of land, the land is laid out in five divisions and is well watered and ...

11 Mar 2019 at 17:00

Farming

Special forum for Limerick farmers on fodder and mental wellbeing at Cappamore Show

THERE IS something seriously wrong when an agricultural show is hosting a forum on fodder and mental wellbeing in the middle of August. But that is what is happening at Cappamore Show on Saturday, August 18. Paddy Ryan “Luke”, show ...

12 Aug 2018 at 11:00

Local News

Limerick farmer willing to swap barley straw for All-Ireland final tickets

THERE aren't many things rarer in County Limerick than All-Ireland tickets but barley straw possibly is. However, that hasn't stopped a farmer putting up an ad on Done Deal. It reads: “Two tickets for the All-Ireland Hurling Final,...

09 Aug 2018 at 14:00

Farming

Milk price cut a big blow to Limerick farmers

THE County Limerick chairman of ICMSA’s national dairy committee says the milk price cuts announced by Kerry and Glanbia raise “fundamental questions about the continued lack of price transparency and whether parts of the supply ...

19 Mar 2018 at 17:00

Farming

Fodder and mental health crises in Limerick farming community

THERE WAS a fodder crisis meeting in Cappamore in April. If you had told the attendees then that there would be another one in nearby Boher in July they would have laughed at you. Once cattle got out after the neverending ...

30 Jul 2018 at 14:00

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | Watch incredible drone footage of Tullamore site coming together

The National Ploughing Championships will kick off its three-day stint in Tullamore, County Offaly next Tuesday - September 19. Over 350 competitors from every county in Ireland will compete in the actual ploughing at ...

14 Sept 2017 at 13:09

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | Local Enterprise village set for National Ploughing Championships

Local Enterprise Office plans to boost the profile of Irish small businesses and start-ups at Europe’s largest outdoor event – the National Ploughing Championships, From September 19-21, the ‘Local Enterprise Village,...

14 Sept 2017 at 13:31

Farming

WATCH: Shannon Airport's silage cutting a 'Godsend' for Limerick farmers

THE HARVESTING of up to 1,000 silage bales began at Shannon Airport this Friday to help farmers in the midst of the fodder crisis. IFA president Joe Healy described it as a “godsend”. Contractors rolled onto the 400 ...

20 Apr 2018 at 18:09

Breaking News

Initiative for those who need support brings huge benefits to Limerick farm families

I HAVE found what I wanted to do in life,” an emotional Mike O’Connell, high-profile Limerick businessman and farmer, told a recent gathering at his farm in Clarina. That something is Social Farming, an idea which ...

18 Sept 2017 at 06:40

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | FBD's Child Safety initiative set for National Ploughing Championships

Another great ploughing initiative is spreading like wildfire around the country at large events. “Keeping Children Safe Wristbands,” the successful Ploughing and FBD initiative, will be a big feature again for ...

14 Sept 2017 at 13:38

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