The race to be the next president of Macra na Feirme is under way and the dates for the election hustings around the country have been announced.Patrick Donohoe takes us on a picture tour of the enormous Al Badiiah dairy farm owned by Almarai in Saudi Arabia. He also talks us through the farm in numbers.According to our Monday beef trends update, there is a bit more bite in the beef trade.The start of March marks the beginning of a month-long focused farm inspection campaign that will see 500 Health and Safety Authority (HSA) inspections on farms.And Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said that the eligibility criteria for the Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme do not include contractors, attracting criticism from their representatives.Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk, here is our photo of the day.
Sheep grazing at a hay feeder at Corrakitt, Glenmore, Co Louth. \ Ramona Farrelly
The race to be the next president of Macra na Feirme is under way and the dates for the election hustings around the country have been announced.Patrick Donohoe takes us on a picture tour of the enormous Al Badiiah dairy farm owned by Almarai in Saudi Arabia. He also talks us through the farm in numbers.According to our Monday beef trends update, there is a bit more bite in the beef trade.The start of March marks the beginning of a month-long focused farm inspection campaign that will see 500 Health and Safety Authority (HSA) inspections on farms.And Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said that the eligibility criteria for the Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme do not include contractors, attracting criticism from their representatives.Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk, here is our photo of the day.
Sheep grazing at a hay feeder at Corrakitt, Glenmore, Co Louth. \ Ramona Farrelly
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