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What was a green field site only a few weeks ago is now being transformed into a tented village and all preparations underway as the Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show fast approaches.

The Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages (GBASC) group says it is very concerned about a new emerging bacterial disease called salmonid rickettsial septicaemia (SRS) also known as Piscirickettsiosis which is causing huge mortalities on Irish salmon farms, including in the west.

This Friday, September 23, is the final deadline for early-stage female entrepreneurs in rural areas of County Westmeath to apply for the latest cycle of the ACORNS business development initiative.

Farm Safety Live’ is making its return to the Tullamore Show on Sunday, August 14, and will be officially opened by Minister Martin Heydon, Minister of State with special responsibility for farm safety, along with Minister Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, at 10.30am.

Senator Ollie Crowe has welcomed the new €1.5bn Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) which will deliver significant long-term environmental improvements through a payment package to farmers.

Land prices in 2021 have shown a very discernible uptick across the country at about 10 percent, depending on location, with some choice plots making as much as 20 percent over reserves, according to the IPAV Farming Report launched this week by Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The €25m investment in a Deep Water Berth facility at Ros an Mhíl harbour in Connemara could be a gamechanger in terms of improving the region's capacity to service the west's wind-energy industry.

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Crowds of up to 5,000 a day could attend the Galway Races in August given that a “thorough and detailed plan” exists to accommodate race-goers “in a safe manner”.

Mayo Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh, has called on government TDs to explain to farmers in Mayo why they are fighting against full convergence and front-loading that would bring an extra €11 million to the county.