Commonage

'Factory demands taking traditional beef breeds off commonages'

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'Factory demands taking traditional beef breeds off commonages'

Demands for a certain type of product has had a dramatic impact on the herd profiles of suckler operations in hill farming areas, according to Fergal Monaghan.

'Number of active farmers on commonage declining'

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'Number of active farmers on commonage declining'

The number of active farmers in commonage areas reducing significantly over the last 10 – 15 years, according to ACA President Tom Dawson

Commonage protest continues in Castlebar

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Commonage protest continues in Castlebar

After 900 farmers attended the Concerned Hill Farmers Group in Letterkenny last Friday night, commonage farmers are continuing their protest outside the Taoiseach's office in Castlebar.

Collective agreements – a dangerous precedent, says UFA

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Collective agreements – a dangerous precedent, says UFA

The United Farmers Association (UFA) are calling on Minister Coveney to scrap the proposal to implement his collective agreement for farmers with commonage land

Commonage farmers won’t accept collective agreements as over 1,700 attend meeting

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Commonage farmers won’t accept collective agreements as over 1,700 attend meeting

Commonage farmers will not accept collective agreements as a measure to gain entry into the new GLAS scheme, according to the recently-formed Concerned Hill Farmers Action Group.