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Buyers reject new wool storage rules

New EU rules on the storage of wool will force many small merchants out of the business, buyers have warned.

Debt crisis hits dangerous level

Farm debt has reached dangerous levels, pushing thousands into severe financial distress.

ACA slams amount of State help for Teagasc

INDEPENDENT agricultural consultants have called for an end to the State subsidy of Teagasc advisers, claiming it is anti-competitive.

Greencore growers in Westbury protest

Calls for a total boycott of Minch Malt were rejected at a growers meeting in Carlow last week, but farmers are to protest in Dublin today outside a Greencore EGM at the Westbury Hotel.

ACA slams State help for Teagasc

INDEPENDENT agricultural consultants have called for an end to the State subsidy of Teagasc advisers, claiming it is anti-competitive.

Row over consultant pay discrepancy

TEAGASC has disputed a claim by the ACA that private agricultural consultants earn only €37.50/hour compared to their Teagasc counterparts' €86.60/hour.

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