Niall Hurson
Rural Affairs Journalist at Irish Independent
Journalist, Farming Independent & Irish Independent. Suckler farming in Co Monaghan. 2024 @NuffieldIreland Scholar. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Niall Hurson
Curraghgraigue Wind Farm has six wind turbines across Baden’s almost 300ac holding, where he finishes around 300 cattle. “I suppose being an only son I always had a great interest in the farm. It’s an upland farm, on the foothills of the Silvermines Mountains,” says the IFA North Tipperary chair. In 1987 Baden spent three months on a farm near Aarhus in Denmark as part of work experience for college.
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1 month ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Niall Hurson
If you think Irish farming is over regulated and too reliant on subsidies, be careful what you wish for. That’s not to dismiss these concerns — farmers across Europe share them, as demonstrated by protests such as the IFA’s ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign. The reality though is that Europe has positioned itself as a leader in environmental policy, and we shouldn’t expect this standard to be dropped anytime soon.
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1 month ago |
independent.ie | Niall Hurson
‘People say I’ll face the wrath of the Department for speaking up’ - Mayo farmer warns of ‘mental torture’ caused by delayed ACRES paymentsMayo farmer warns of ‘mental torture’ caused by delayed ACRES paymentsAnthony Walsh on his sheep and beef farm at Crossmolina, Co Mayo. Photo: Conor McKeownAs Mayo farmer Anthony Walsh prepares for an intense three-week lambing season, he is also waging a battle on another front – warning of the mental strain caused by the ongoing delay in ACRES payments.
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1 month ago |
independent.ie | Niall Hurson
The new simulators are being used by students completing courses at the agricultural colleges and at the Teagasc Sheep Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry, Co Galway. The simulators are also available to students at universities and technological universities who use these facilities for practical learning and to farmer groups who wish to improve their lambing skills.
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1 month ago |
independent.ie | Niall Hurson
Geopolitics and climate change making farmer’s job more risky, Commission warnsAgriculture commissioner Christophe Hansen. Photo: Finbarr O'RourkeGeopolitical uncertainty along with climate change are making a farmer’s job more risky, one of the European Commission’s top agriculture officials has warned.
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Better to farm under the devilish EU subsidies we know than the devil we don’t https://t.co/Btm00h6Avf
Department spends €320,000 on seven ‘ewe simulators’ for student lambing practice In a country that has over 2.5 million breeding ewes... https://t.co/ebQuoE8OPM
Martin O’Reilly’s advisor told him he wouldn’t be able to balance running the family farm with full-time study 70 minutes’ drive away – but he ‘just had a mindset in place’, and now he is reaping the rewards https://t.co/HRxd4wfB9H