Amy Forde

Galway

News Editor at Irish Farmers Journal

News editor, Irish Farmers Journal

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Articles

Tirlán appoints new board members

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

Tirlán Co-operative Society Limited has confirmed two new board appointments in the form of Shane O’Loughlin and Honor Moore. Shane O’Loughlin is a dairy farmer from Oghill, Monasterevin, Co Kildare, while independent non-executive director Honor Moore is a chartered accountant. O’Loughlin represents the Monasterevin electoral area and Donaghmore-Monasterevin region. He has been a member of area and regional advisory committees since 2012 and the council since 2014.
News podcast: new TB rules, cattle shortage and milk supply

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

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Irish Farmers Journal wins gold at Media Awards

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

The Irish Farmers Journal team won the top prize for Best Sustainability Initiative at the Media Awards on Thursday night in Dublin. The gold prize was awarded for the Irish Farmers Journal Renewables Roadshow, which took place in April 2024 in Cork, Kilkenny, Cavan, and Athlone. The expert-led information events offered farmers, businesses, and homeowners valuable insights into renewable energy.
Herdwatch opens new global headquarters in Roscrea

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

Irish Agritech company Herdwatch has officially opened its new state-of-the-art global headquarters. Herdwatch, now used on over 20,000 farms and ranches around the world, has opened its new head office, as the company continues to grow and expand globally, with teams across Ireland, the UK, Canada, Ukraine and the UK. The new HQ is in the heart of Roscrea, Co Tipperary, where the company was founded in 2012 by Fabien Peyaud and FRS Co-op. The 4,000 sq.
Minister plans to move quickly to introduce new TB measures

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

The Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said that he intends to “move quickly” to refine the TB Eradication Programme following a day of discussions with industry stakeholders on Thursday.
Italian police arrest 12 involved in €12.5m CAP fraud case

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

Police in Italy arrested 12 suspects and seized assets worth over €9.6m following an investigation into 67 individuals and 27 companies suspected of fraudulently obtaining CAP funds this week.
Why farmers should be wary of old car batteries and paint tins

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

Farmers are being urged to check fields and hedgerows for sources of lead, such as old car batteries, before turning cattle out to pasture and before silage making to reduce the risk of lead poisoning in livestock. The Department of Agriculture has said that hedgerows bounding public roads should be checked carefully for fly-tipping of risk materials. “Where identified, sources of lead should be removed and disposed of safely.
Bandon Mart to face court hearing

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

Bandon Mart and another mart in Munster will face summary prosecution in the coming weeks for alleged breaches of calf welfare rules which aired in an RTÉ programme in July 2023. The Department has submitted two separate files on the marts to the chief state solicitors office.
Sheep die after breaking into garden and eating rhododendron

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

Three ewes died in January after it was established by Athlone regional veterinary laboratory that they had consumed rhododendron. The lab examined three of 11 in-lamb ewes in January. The ewes had been found dead at pasture. During examination of the carcases, similar lesions were found in all three ewes, with severe congestion or haemorrhage into the kidneys and lungs bilaterally.
Over 1,500 wild game test negative for foot-and-mouth in Hungary

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Amy Forde

Hungarian authorities have tested over 1,500 samples of wild game, including deer, for foot-and-mouth disease with all tests returning a negative result. Hungary has banned the hunting of all susceptible game species in the surveillance areas designated due to the disease. Shooting is carried out exclusively for diagnostic purposes, and after sampling, all animal bodies are disposed of. The meat is not sold commercially.