Mr Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food today opened a major conference organised by Bórd Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).
Mr. Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for fisheries and forestry, today officially opened the ‘Bioenergy 2008’ event, being held in conjunction with ‘Farm Fest 08’ in Athenry, County Galway.
Mr. Tony Killeen, T.D, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (with special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry), this week opened a conference on ‘The Role of Site Classification in Forest Productivity and Management’.
The Irish Government has serious concerns about the latest proposals tabled last week at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations, according to Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Tony Killeen.
Mr Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, this week noted the publication, by the EU Commission, of legislative proposals on the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The results of Europe’s first audit of farm machinery have been published in County Clare.
A booklet detailing the results of Europe’s foremost large-scale audit of farm machinery will be launched at Clare Museum in Ennis, County Clare on Monday, April 14th.
Minister of State, Mr Tony Killeen T.D., today urged Clare farmers wishing to participate in the 2008 Organic Farming Scheme to submit their applications by 15th May next.
Farmers across County Clare are being urged to consider renovating farm outbuildings on their lands.
The horticulture sector in Clare has been buoyed by the news that two local producers have been allocated grant aid of EUR22k under the Government’s National Development Plan (2007-2013).
Minister of State and Clare T.D. Tony Killeen has expressed concern over claims by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) that Brazil is flouting procedures on cattle traceability and that animals are also being injected with illegal hormones
In an effort to fight hunger on a local level, Crescent Ridge Dairy recently held a food drive and collected 3,284 pounds in food donations for the Greater Boston Food Bank.
DATELINE: SHARON, MA…Catering to home delivery clients throughout the greater Boston area, Crescent Ridge Dairy of Sharon, Mass., has recently announced they now offer home delivery of Organic food items.
The family-owned, third-generation Crescent Ridge Dairy of Sharon, Mass., was a big winner at the first annual Massachusetts Family Business Awards, sponsored by the Northeastern University Center for Family Business and the Family Firm Institute’s New England Chapter. Crescent Ridge received the Marshall Paisner Award in the small companies category for businesses with less than 50 employees.
Bloominggoodjobs.com is a brand new website for jobs in horticulture. No registration is required, jobs can be applied for on-line and the service is Free.
New website, www.crsporthorses.com, features an Arizona horse farm where a contemporary breeding program builds from a traditional cornerstone, the renowned Brusally Arabian program, in an historic setting.
A HORSE ploughing competition is to be held at Greenan Farm, Doonfoot, Ayrshire, as part of this year’s Ayr 800 celebrations. It will be held this Sunday, 28 August, beginning at 10am and ending around 4.30pm.
Dottie and Maurice Sterling of Palatka recently purchased the dealership from Craig Maguire, a former St. Johns County Commissioner and area business owner. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
The SOMMET DE L’ELEVAGE, Europe's leading trade fair for beef producers, will be inaugurated by French President Jacques Chirac. There are 70,000 visitors expected at this year’s event, which will be held at the Grande Halle d’Auvergne show ground, in Clermont Ferrand (France) from 6 to 8 October 2005. The event already has a full complement of 750 exhibitors – a 7% increase on last year's fair – and 1,500 animals.
The SPACE 2005 trade fair will play host to the cattle (dairy and meat), pig, poultry and rabbit-breeding sectors, both French and international, from 13 to 16 September 2005. The event will be held in Rennes, in north-west France, in one of Europe’s major multi-species breeding zones. The Innov’ Space area will present the latest technological innovations in the sector.
The Chamber of Commerce of Strasbourg will be present at the London International Wine and Spirits Fair between 17 and 19 May 2005, accompanied by eight wine producers from Alsace. On the morning of 17 May, FTPB’s Press Officer will also be present along with Mr Thierry Fritsch. Visitors are invited to attend a tasting at 11 o’clock, when they will have the opportunity to sample a wide range of fine terroir wines and cheeses from the region as well as, later in the day at 3 o’clock, some older vintages, in the company of experts and the producers themselves.
