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Farmers know best how to restore nature, says Ó Cuív
Anne O'Donoghue
Speaking at a Dáil debate on the nature restoration law, Éamon Ó Cuív said farmers should be the ones shaping nature restoration measures.
7 February 2024 Schemes
Coastal farmers set aside 1,600ha for corncrake conservation
As it is a results-based scheme, payment rates in Corncrake LIFE vary between individual farmers.
12 January 2024 News
Mayo farmer faces prosecution for breaches of corncrake regulations
Peter Lavelle of Carne, Belmullet, appeared before Belmullet District Court after he was accused of ignoring a notice not to mow his field close to where a corncrake was nesting. Anton McNulty reports
Farmer writes: true countrymen are disappearing
"I was privileged to grow up amongst real countrymen, men who were in tune with nature, the weather and folklore."
6 December 2023 Farmer Writes