# farmers - Thursday 27 September, 2018
It comes the same day as the Department announces the approval of a similar scheme for the forestry sector.
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# farmers - Sunday 16 September, 2018
The IFA has said the low prices offered in some shops are “unsustainable”.
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# farmers - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
The summer heatwave has seen the price of fodder rise across the board.
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# farmers - Saturday 21 July, 2018
With temperatures set to rise again over the weekend, we take a look at how the heatwave has had affect in some northern European countries.
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# farmers - Saturday 7 July, 2018
The current heat wave has been impacting farmers across the country who are hoping to save their crops from being wiped out.
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# farmers - Sunday 29 April, 2018
Farmers have welcomed moves to rebalance power in the supply chain.
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# farmers - Wednesday 25 April, 2018
The IFA has been contacted by around 200 farmers impacted by the issue so far this year.
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# farmers - Thursday 5 April, 2018
The weather since Christmas has meant poor grass growth and a lack of fodder for animals.
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# farmers - Friday 2 March, 2018
Some farmers are also afraid their lambs will die, said the President of the Irish Farmer’s Association.
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# farmers - Tuesday 27 February, 2018
# farmers - Thursday 15 February, 2018
Sheep farmer representatives plan to meet with government officials to discuss their problems with the inspections.
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# farmers - Thursday 1 February, 2018
Some farmers told RTÉ that they had been left without payments from the farm-forest partnership scheme
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# farmers - Sunday 7 January, 2018
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice talks rural crime, drink-driving and hits out against the Independent Alliance
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# farmers - Sunday 26 November, 2017
The bad weather throughout the summer has left farmers without sufficient amounts of fodder.
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# farmers - Saturday 18 November, 2017
Support and bereavement group Embrace Farm are soon to hold their first national conference on the multitude of problems presented by farming tragedies.
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# farmers - Thursday 9 November, 2017
A new ICSA study looks at why agricultural crimes are not being reported to gardaí.
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# farmers - Sunday 10 September, 2017
The Department of Agriculture has announced a compensation scheme of up to €15,000 for farmers affected.
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# farmers - Friday 25 August, 2017
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for five counties.
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# farmers - Wednesday 9 August, 2017
Two brothers who happened to drive by at the wrong moment were shot dead.
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# farmers - Thursday 3 August, 2017
Thefts can be traumatic for farmers and their families. Communities are advised to work with local gardaí and watch out for suspicious activity.
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# farmers - Tuesday 1 August, 2017
Planned reforms over the plans are being delayed.
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# farmers - Thursday 6 July, 2017
Some farmers are talking about taking their kids out of college due to the bad harvest.
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# farmers - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
The occupying farmers were seeking an urgent meeting with Minister Michael Creed.
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# farmers - Tuesday 27 June, 2017
The ICSA sought to remove James Reynolds from senior positions he had held with the organisation.
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# farmers - Saturday 24 June, 2017
There have been 657 reported outbreaks in France since the start of this year.
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# farmers - Saturday 17 June, 2017
A dog was also shot dead in the incident.
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The IFA has released a protocol for farmers to follow, which includes guidelines for when a farmer can shoot a dog.
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# farmers - Friday 2 June, 2017
It is claimed sheep farmers can earn as little as €16,000 a year.
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# farmers - Monday 22 May, 2017
42% of people living in rural areas would conceal a mental health difficulty from family, friends or colleagues.
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# farmers - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
A recent spate of gorse fires have caused havoc in rural areas around the country.
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# farmers - Sunday 30 April, 2017
The scheme aims to bring farmers and environmentalists together to a mutual understanding of the others’ concerns.
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# farmers - Saturday 22 April, 2017
The recent spell of dry weather has left firefighters battling gorse bush blazes, with farmers often blamed for starting them.
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# farmers - Saturday 15 April, 2017
It takes almost a year before the egg hatches releasing the infective larvae.
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# farmers - Friday 27 January, 2017
The IFA has taken exception to a new promotion which gives away free carrots and potatoes.
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# farmers - Wednesday 18 January, 2017
A protest will be held outside of the Dáil this afternoon.
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# farmers - Sunday 15 January, 2017
Agriculture is the single largest contributor to Ireland’s overall greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for over 30%.
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# farmers - Friday 13 January, 2017
The risk to humans is deemed to be “very low”.
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# farmers - Thursday 5 January, 2017
Five firms have got the green light to export to the major consumer market.
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# farmers - Sunday 1 January, 2017
The ICSA has called on the government to reopen the Irish embassy in Iran.
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# farmers - Saturday 31 December, 2016
Fears about the infectious virus have been spreading across Europe this year.
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