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2012 has seen numbers in the countries full time Teagasc courses reach record levels and this was obvious to all who attended the Annual Colleges Challenge Day held in conjunction with Macra na Feirme in Kildalton College, Piltown on last...

The three winners of this year's Macra na Feirme National Leadership Awards, sponsored by Bank of Ireland, were announced last night, Tuesday January 24^th at a special reception in Bank of Ireland Business Banking Offices on Mespil Road in...

Macra na Feirme National President Alan Jagoe has said the current model of means testing designed and operated by Teagasc for farmers to apply for grant support for their children to attend agricultural college education must be supported and...

Noel Clancy at twenty eight years of age is the winner of the Leadership based Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholarship. The national final of the Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholarship took place at the Teagasc Colleges Challenge Day in...

The national finals of the Ladies' and Men's Indoor Soccer competitions were held on Sunday the 15^th  of January in Gormanstown College, Co. Meath. Forty teams battled it out for the coveted national titles.

In the women’s...

A busy and exciting year has come to a close for Macra na Feirme. As an election year, 2011 saw new President, Alan Jagoe, from Carrigaline, Co. Cork take his place at the helm of the organization. In 2011, Macra came into it’s own on...

Macra National President, Alan Jagoe, has urged Irish consumers to shop locally this Christmas and support young, Irish farmers.

Mr. Jagoe said, “We are appealing to Christmas shoppers to source their food locally and support the young...

The six finalists in Macra na Feirme’s National Leadership Awards have been announced following stiff competition in the initial interviews.

The finalists are:

Siobhán Kelleher : Dublin (Treble R)

Máiread Whitty:...

Eanna Leonard, a member of the East Laois Macra club in County Laois has won this year's final of the Macra na Feirme National Welding competition, sponsored by Griffin Welding & Engineering Supply Centre (Midleton, Co. Cork).

James...

Macra National President, Alan Jagoe has strongly welcomed the retention of the current rate of 90% Agricultural relief under the Capital Acquisition Tax system, which encourages the transfer of farmers to younger farmers.

Macra National...

Macra na Feirme, the young farmers organisation, has strongly welcomed the introduction of a new 50% stock relief provision for all farm partnerships and a 100% stock relief for certain young, trained farmers entering farm partnerships.

Macra...

The national rural youth organisation, Macra na Feirme, has welcomed the allocation of €35 million for community mental health services which will provide front line services to people in the community. The announcement was made today by...

Macra na Feirme, the national rural youth organisation, has slammed news that an additional €250 will be levied on students attending college. Macra National President, Alan Jagoe, said, “The increase in the registration fee will put...

Macra na Feirme National President, Alan Jagoe, expressed disappointment in the cuts to REPS and disadvantaged areas scheme. However, he hoped the Minister will preserve the more strategic reliefs that were designed to help young farmers in...

Macra na Feirme National President, Alan Jagoe, has welcomed the appointment of Sean Finan, a member of Macra’s National Council, to the board of the Road Safety Authority.

Mr. Finan has been a member of Macra since 2007 and has made a...

Macra na Feirme’s Rural Youth Initiative Committee has called on the Government to clarify what fees, in any, will be introduced for 3^rd level students. They have also questioned changes to the grant system for students.

Chair of the...

The national finals of Macra’s NDC bowling competition took place last weekend with the team from Ardcath Macra, Meath winning the title.

The Ardcath team consisted of David Bell, Dan Boxwell, Tomas Rowley, Thelma Clarkin, Bernadette Coyle...

The Queen of the Land Festival and FBD were proud on the 13th of November to announce Bernie Woods as the Queen of the Land for 2011. Bernie Woods hailing Mullinavat Macra in Co. Kilkenny was overwhelmed when the announcement was...

Macra na Feirme national president Alan Jagoe congratulates Michael D. Higgins on his inauguration as President of Ireland today. 

Mr Jagoe said he welcomed the series of Presidency seminars outlined by the President and said it was apt...

The national finals of Macra na Feirme’s Bord Bia Beef and Sheep Stockjudging competition took place at the Macra na Feirme Annual Conference last weekend.

Prizes were awarded in three separate categories: Senior Beef Stockjudging, Under...

The national final of Macra na Feirme's annual Irish Farmers Journal Know Your Agriculture quiz has been won by the Ballymurphy team from Carlow.

The competition took place at this year's Macra na Feirme annual conference in the...

Freemount Macra Club from Avondhu took home the 2011 title of AIB Club of the Year from the Macra Annual Conference. The awards banquet took place at the conference in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island, Cork on Saturday the 29^th of October....

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney will officially open the Macra na Feirme Annual Conference at an opening ceremony taking place tomorrow evening in the Radisson Blu, Little Island, Cork. The Minister will open the...

Chair of Macra na Feirme’s Rural Youth Initiative Committee, Ger Griffin, has called on road users to take extra care over the October bank holiday weekend, particularly Macra members travelling to the Annual Conference in the Radisson Blu,...

The team from Dundrum Macra in South Tipperary have won this year's National Impromptu Debating competition. The final of the competition took place last weekend in Tinahely Community Centre, Co. Wicklow.

The special prize of Best Debater...

The Macra na Feirme and KW Forage Systems ‘Measuring Grass for Profit’ competition has been won by Brian O’Mahony, a farmer from Upton, Co. Cork. The winner was chosen at the national final of the competition on Tuesday, October...

The national final of the Macra na Feirme and KW Forage Systems ‘Measuring Grass for Profit’ competition will take place on Tuesday, October 18^th in the Irish Farm Centre. Six finalists were selected during regional finals to go...

Macra na Feirme national president Alan Jagoe speaking following the EU Commissions briefing on the legislative CAP proposals said he was very supportive of the Commissions specific measures for young farmers and he looked forward to their...

Macra na Feirme’s national president, Alan Jagoe has welcomed the indication from officials in the Department of Agriculture that the slurry spreading deadline will be extended this year. Mr. Jagoe said the decision will allow farmers to...

The All-Ireland final of the National Dairy Council 7-a-side Gaelic football competition is taking place in Rhode GAA Club, Co. Offaly this weekend. 29 teams will take part in the national final.

Macra na Feirme, National President, Alan Jagoe,...