THE loss of 100 jobs at the Meadow Meats plant in Rathdowney represents a severe blow to the community of south Laois. On a broader scale it is symptomatic of a number of significant changes underway across the whole of the agri sector. At this moment in time the harbingers of doom would make great [...]
IFA President Padraig Walshe has been elected leader of the European Farmers’ Union COPA. He becomes the first Irish farm leader to hold the post, which is for a two-year term. Padraig Walshe said it was a great honour for his family and the Irish Farmers Association to be elected to the position and he [...]
Taken From Ollie Moore Blog It had to happen. With oil hitting and hovering around $100 dollars the whole world is now talking and thinking about oil. So how dependent are we on it, how much is there really left and what are we doing to adapting to a world with less oil? It is [...]
Irish farm incomes rose on average by 7.3% in 2007, according to the Central Statistics Office. Most of the benefit went to the dairy sector, and despite the dreadful summer the output value of grain rose by 73%. However, difficulties were experience by farmers in the beef, sheep and pig sectors. The good news for [...]
