Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed and the Government to initiate an action plan to help farmers. Ruin and Extinction “Many farmers are facing ruin and extinction as they will have no fodder at all facing the winter,” said Deputy Healy Rae. First Cut Eaten “Their animals have eaten…
Michael Healy Rae, TD is today calling on Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to allow farmers who are involved in the GLAS scheme to cut hay this week. The Kilgarvan deputy wants the minister to lift the ban that is currently there and which dictates that farmers cannot cut hay until 1st July. Sign up…
Kerry Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has said family farms are being blackguarded and neglected. Speaking in the Dáil during the week Deputy Ferris said that he came from a small family farm and that it is something he is proud of. Blackguarded and Neglected “But, the small family farm is being blackguarded and neglected,”…
Independent, Kerry Deputy Danny Healy Rae has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD to do more to help farmers who are desperate as fodder has completely run out. Grass not Growing “Grass is still not growing and I raised this issue with the minister at the Agriculture Oireachtas Committee…
