Person: Kieran McEvoy

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

farming

Cork dominates Macra leadership awards list

Three of the six finalists in Macra’s National Leadership Awards are from Cork and they are all women. The others are from Leitrim, Cavan and Offaly.

farming

Leadership Awards for outstanding trio

farming

Youth Affairs minister James Reilly for Macra awards ceremony

farming

Macra’s National Leadership finalists

business

‘This puts dairy sector back in the right hands and it won’t be laden with debt’

business

Farmers must become proactive in setting agenda for ‘Greening’ of CAP

Young farmer groups call for payment scheme for new entrants

A MANDATORY payment scheme for new entrant farmers is an essential mechanism to address the ageing profile of Irish and EU agriculture, according to Europe’s young farmer groups.

Tue, 07 Dec, 2010

Macra briefing meetings to raise safety issues with young farmers

MACRA na Feirme announced yesterday that it is to hold a series of briefing meetings of young farmer groups with a strong farm safety theme.

Sat, 06 Mar, 2010

Government will not extend period for spreading organic fertilisers

IT is not proposed to extend the spreading periods for organic fertilisers, Environment Minister John Gormley has told the Dáil.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2009

Call for banks to help farmers who need credit

THE banks have been urged to facilitate farmers who need credit lifelines to give them the cash flow necessary to run their business.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2009