Farming & Fisheries

There was huge interest in the recent open day on the Shinagh Estates' Gurteen Farm when an estimated 600 farmers from all over County Cork and beyond  attended. 

Following the success of the first two years of the West Cork Farming Awards, the quality of the nominees for the 2017 awards once again illustrates the huge pool of talent in all aspects of agriculture locally.

SIR – Currently, the Environmental Pillar, comprising of 26 independent environmental non-governmental organisations in Ireland has an online petition calling on the European Commission to pass a Soil Directive to safeguard Irish

Inland Fisheries Ireland has issued an appeal to farmers in Cork to remain vigilant during the summer months when harvesting silage and spreading slurry to avoid water pollution and the loss of nutrients to water.

Ireland's Social Farming Network project was launched in Leitrim this week by Minister Michael Creed.

SIR – I read with interest your report on the presentation to Cork County Council last week of a petition, with over 7,000 signatures, opposing the proposed mechanical extraction of kelp from Bantry Bay by the Kerry biotechnology company BioAtlantis.

The final deadline for accepting nominations is Friday, July 14th, 2017. They can be submitted electronically by clicking on http://www.southernstar.ie/farmingawards

West Cork farmers are being urged to attend a major conference later this month about the many issues which affect Irish farming at the present time. 

Our 28-page Spring farming magazine is a great read for farmers and agri business people across West Cork and beyond