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Donegal Farming

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Donegal has most expensive straw bales in Ireland – report

by Staff Writer 1 year ago

Already hard-pressed Donegal farmers can expect to pay the highest prices in Ireland this season for a 4×4 straw bale.…
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More details published on EU’s proposed bog rewetting rules

by Staff Writer 2 years ago

Farmers could be required to increase water tables on drained agricultural peatlands to ‘near or at the soil surface’ under…
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Donegal farmers to benefit from new ‘green’ CAP scheme

by Staff Writer 3 years ago

Large numbers of Donegal farmers will be paid up to €10,000 per year for measures to re-wet bogland in the…
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More than 7,700 Donegal farmers to reap €38 million financial fund

by Stephen Maguire 5 years ago

More 7,000 farmers in the Donegal are set to benefit from €38.3m of financial support, it has bee revealed today…
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Environment scheme omission denying farmers ‘increased profitability’ – McConalogue

by Stephen Maguire 6 years ago

The Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) must be reopened for farmers who have their Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) contracts end…
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Irish family farms on low incomes must be safeguarded – McConalogue

by Stephen Maguire 6 years ago

Calls have been made for the Pillar 1 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) ceiling of €60,000 to be adopted in the…
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‘Brexit is a storm in a teacup and it will blow over’ – Donegal farmer

by Stephen Maguire 6 years ago

A Donegal dairy farmer insists that he is not afraid how Brexit might affect his business ahead of the UK’s…