Dairygold’s new milk supply agreement has divided opinion among the co-op’s members, with many having signed up, but many more unhappy or seeking clarity on the seven-year contract.

OFFALY dairy farmer Kevin Heavin was overjoyed to be named Macra na Feirme’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year.

OFFALY dairy farmer Kevin Heavin has been selected as Macra na Feirme’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year after an exciting final in the Seafield Hotel, Gorey, Co Wexford, last night.

THE fairer sex is gaining an edge in the world of farming, with four females through to the final stages of the search for the country’s top farmer.