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
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
6 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie How are Cork householders helping stem the rising tide of dumped food in Ireland? Cork is the second most active when it comes to users of OLIO, a new food sharing app that connects neighbours to give away unwanted food and other items that may otherwise end up... Read More
5 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie For the public, it’s the season of Christmas trees, but let’s not forget about ordinary roadside trees Minister of State with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett has launched a 20 page ‘Guide for Landowners to... Read More
13 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie O’Flynn’s Gourmet Sausage Company Expands Nationwide with Multiple Distribution Deals Cork based, O’Flynn’s Gourmet Sausage Company has signed a nationwide distribution deal with Musgraves. Their gourmet products will be available for distribution to 250 SuperValu stores and over 300 Centra Stores over the coming months. This is the... Read More