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The Live Aid generation

The links between rural Ireland and Africa have always been apparent to Catherine Corcoran, Concern Worldwide's country director for Ethiopia, writes Áine Hennessy.

FEATURES 6 July 2016

The Live Aid generation

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€320m Mayo windfarm secures planning permission

€320m Mayo windfarm secures planning permission

NEWS 15 June 2016

Watch: High yields for winter wheat fields

Watch: High yields for winter wheat fields

CROPS 29 May 2016

31 May deadline for changes to BPS application

31 May deadline for changes to BPS application

31 May deadline for changes to BPS application

NEWS 21 May 2016

EU project to boost innovative farming in the Burren

EU project to boost innovative farming in the Burren

EU project to boost innovative farming in the Burren

NEWS 21 May 2016

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EU average milk price falls by almost 8% for February 2016

EU average milk price falls by almost 8% for February 2016

The weighted EU average farmgate milk price for February 2016 decreased by 7.8% compared with same month last year, according to latest reports from the EU Milk Market Observatory.

NEWS 2 April 2016

Watch: irrigating dry land for cash crops in Ethiopia

Watch: irrigating dry land for cash crops in Ethiopia

For many years, Duguna Fango in the Wolayita zone of Ethiopia was barren land because of drought, but the establishment of an irrigation scheme in 2013 changed the lives of local farmers.

NEWS 2 April 2016

Slurry or fertiliser: which should come first?

Slurry or fertiliser: which should come first?

We take a look at one reader's query on slurry and fertiliser - which should come first and how long should you wait between spreading one and the other?

NEWS 2 April 2016

To roll or to not to roll - that is the question

To roll or to not to roll - that is the question

To roll or not to roll your bumpy pastures after early grazing in wet conditions? We answer one reader's question ahead of this silage season.

MANAGEMENT 2 April 2016

Farm accident support group for mid-west counties

Farm accident support group for mid-west counties

Bereavement support group Embrace FARM plan to extend its services to counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary.

NEWS 2 April 2016

Chinese willing to pay more for quality dairy products – Kantar

Chinese willing to pay more for quality dairy products – Kantar

Despite the slowdown of global dairy markets, the liquid milk market in China continues to grow, market researchers say.

NEWS 2 April 2016

Competition launched to find Ireland's biggest spud lover

Competition launched to find Ireland's biggest spud lover

Spud growers across Ireland are now invited to sow their potatoes and join in SpudLove 2016, an initiative to try and encourage Irish communities to fall in love with the spud all over again.

NEWS 2 April 2016

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Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

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