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Mitchelstown Macra Na Feirme is being revived after many years of being dormant. We are now recruiting members!

Commenting on the Road Traffic Bill, Macra na Feirme national president Michael Gowing said the introduction of a two tier system of blood alcohol levels was dis-proportionately unfair to learner and novice drivers.

Many organisations are taking up the challenge of organising a neighbourly activity as part of the ‘Know Your Neighbour’ weekend, nationally sponsored by ESB Customer Supply. The Irish Greyhound Board is one of the first out of the traps! In recognition of the success of the Macra na Feirme event over the last number of years, The Irish Greyhound Board are now offering complimentary admission to groups who wish to host their community event over a night at the dogs!

Installation Aid for young farmers should be obligatory for all EU member states, a statement made by CEJA president Joris Baecke at a reception held by MEP Mairead Mc Guinness for European young farmers in the EU Parliament in Brussels this week.

The national final of the 2010 Macra na Feirme Dairy Stockjudging competition, kindly sponsored by the Irish Dairy Board, took place at the Irish Holstein Friesian Association Open Day on the farm of Michael and Tom Buckley, Ballinahina Co Cork.

First prize in the senior competition went to Shane Murphy from Kilkenny , while the Under-23 competition was won by Jerry O Driscoll from Carbery .

Miriam O’Callaghan Current Affairs Broadcaster with RTE launched the 2010 Know Your Neighbour campaign. Miriam facilitated a panel discussion which addressed the question ‘Neighbours – who cares?’ The general consensus was that Irish people do care about their neighbours but must turn this care into action. The Know Your Neighbour initiative should be seen as a launch pad to start being supportive neighbours and called on people to say hello to their neighbours, citing the slogan, ‘Don’t walk by, say Hi!.

The 2010 AIB Macra Club of the Year competition was launched last weekend by Michael Gowing, Macra na Feirme National President, Patrick Butterly AIB Agri Adviser, and the Blue Jean Country Queens at the Blue Jean Festival in Athboy County Meath.

This prestigious competition, run by Macra na Feirme and kindly sponsored by AIB Bank is designed to award the most dynamic and active clubs in the country. After submitting an application form, clubs are judged on a number of different criteria, with the top 12 clubs in the competition shortlisted for interview by an adjudicating panel. Six clubs are selected to go forward to the national final, which will take place at the Macra rally in Arklow on the October bank holiday weekend.

Meath’s Celine Smyth , a 21 year old student, has been crowned the 2010 Blue Jean Country Queen in Athboy, Co. Meath at the end of a very exciting festival weekend. Celine from Athboy club beat off competition from 26 girls from all over Ireland and abroad to take the title at the festival last weekend. She receives €1500 along with the perpetual trophy and was crowned on Sunday night of the June Bank Holiday festival much to the delight of the many Meath supporters attending.

Runner up was Aoife Connors from Waterford and in third place was South Tipperary’s Grace Dunne

The Royal Dublin Society wishes to acknowledge the importance of the sheep industry in Ireland by providing a travel and educational scholarship to a worthy young sheep farmer. The RDS has teamed up with Macra na Feirme and media partners the Irish Farmers Journal to identify a suitable candidate for selection.

Information Meetings are taking place this week, read the following article for further information

Download your Application form here

Following on from the successful ‘Production from Forage’ competition run by Macra and Forage Systems in 2009, the 2010 competition has a new challenge for young farmers ‘Can you make good grass silage?’