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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

The same farmers with fish farms can grow their own organic vegetables inside, free from radiation and use the excrements of the fish as fertilizer.

MINISTER for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, visited the Shorten farm near Enniskeane to see how two students from St Brogan’s College in Bandon were getting on with their Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools’ Competition calf-rearing project.  

Farming continues to be the most hazardous occupation in Ireland, consistently reporting the highest number of fatalities in comparison to other sectors over the last number of years.

Several West Cork families have been nominated for the first-ever Bord Bia Origin Green Farmer awards, putting them among the most efficient farms in the country. 

Last Sunday’s West Cork Farming Awards organised by The Southern Star and the Celtic Ross Hotel was a celebration of everything that’s good about farming in the region.

Last Sunday’s 2nd annual West Cork Farming Awards, run by The Southern Star and the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery – apart from being a pleasant family-orientated occasion – illustrated the resilience of the local farming community in the face of lower prices for their produce.