6 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Six decades after its enactment the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is key to Europe’s effort to tackle the current global food crisis. That is the view of Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune, as the European Parliament marks the 60th Anniversary of CAP. A special ceremony will take place... Read More
25 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Farming News Dairygold milk suppliers Gearoid and Sarah Maher from Killuragh, Cappamore, Co. Limerick were declared the overall winners of the 2021 Dairygold Milk Quality Awards and winners of the Limerick region for consistently supplying the best quality milk to Dairygold throughout 2021. Pictured at the Dairygold Milk Quality... Read More
21 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Farming News Rising costs are the biggest challenge facing farmers according to an annual Farm Report conducted by ifac, Ireland’s farming, food and agribusiness specialist professional services firm. Given that 51% have already seen costs increase due to Brexit, 60% of Irish farmers say the biggest concern for their business for... Read More
13 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited has announced its financial results for 2021. The Co-Operative delivered a record turnover of €1.17 billion, an increase of 15% or circa €152.0 million on the 2020 figure with an operating profit of €30.4 million, an increase of €4.4 million. These results reflect a... Read More
10 February 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Do you want to purchase farm equipment and are in a dilemma whether to buy new or used equipment? Worry not, this article will inform you of the facts associated with buying second-hand farm equipment that will help you make the decision. By buying second-hand farm machinery, you’ll... Read More
24 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ifac, the farming, food and agribusiness professional services firm, is encouraging Cork farmers to complete its Farm Survey and have their say about what’s important to them, their families and their farm businesses. The online survey takes approximately four minutes to complete and closes on the 28th of January 2022.... Read More
22 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The appointment of Joe Mag Raollaigh as the new RTÉ Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent is a welcome move but it is disappointing that the position was left vacant for nine months, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard, Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture, said,... Read More
14 January 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Deputy Michael Collins (Cork South West – Indepenent) and his colleagues in the Rural Independent Group call for emergency Pig farmers Hardship Support Scheme The “spiralling income crisis in the pig sector has been allowed to reach a catastrophic crisis point”, with the Minister for Agriculture “completely burying... Read More
12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie BUSINESS & FARMING NEWS Jim Woulfe has been honoured with an ‘Outstanding Contribution to Business Award’ from Cork Chamber. The well-known businessman joined Ballyclough Co-op in Mallow back in 1979. That business merged with neighbouring Mitchelstown Co-Op in 1990 to create ‘Dairygold’. Overall he spent 42 years in... Read More
20 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold is has announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors after an election which took place on the 17th December 2021. Michael J. Murphy, a dairy farmer, from Skehanagh, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork was elected to fill the ‘Mid Cork’ vacancy, replacing Richard Hinchion... Read More
20 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Owen Ashton, a farm manager from County Cork took home the top prize as he was crowned the 2021 FBD Young Farmer of the Year. A graduate in Agriculture from Aberystwyth University in Wales, Owen manages a dairy herd of 180 cows in Castlelyons, County Cork. Over the... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The agricultural sector has been left deprived of a dedicated correspondent from RTÉ for too long, a Cork Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard, who lives South of Carrialine is Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture. Today he said, “The farming community has been left without... Read More