Farming

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  Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:30

  Stormont meeting targets China for Cavan pork exports

  In a bid to open up the Chinese market for Cavan pork producers a delegation of senior pig producers met on Monday in Stormont Buildings with the North's Minister for Agriculture...

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  Published: 12 Jan 2012 12:00

  Pupil must wait two weeks before decision on assistance dog

  A twelve-year-old Oldcastle boy who suffers cerebral palsy cannot go to school because it has banned his assistance dog, and could be facing two more weeks at home before any...

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  Published: 12 Jan 2012 12:00

  Farmer undertakes heating system research

  A poultry farmer is embarking on an experimental heating system in a bid to improve the welfare of his chickens while cutting heating costs.

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  Published: 4 Jan 2012 09:30

  Deadline for Poultry Welfare Scheme extended

  The extension of the deadline for completion of works under the Poultry Welfare Scheme has been welcomed by a Fine Gael Cavan-Monaghan TD.

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  Published: 21 Dec 2011 17:30

  Council urges Minister to ease slurry prohibition

  "It would be much better if the scheme was handled by the local authority at local level", said Councillor Des Boylan at the December meeting of Cavan County Council...

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  Published: 8 Dec 2011 12:30

  ICOS launches dairy co-operative directors programme

  Current and potential future Board members of dairy co-ops across Ireland are taking part in the 2011-12 ICOS training programme for dairy co-operative directors from this month...

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  Published: 23 Nov 2011 17:30

  Super levy scare over for now

  There are grounds for cautious optimism amongst the region's dairy farmers as the spectre of a big superlevy bill seems to be receding.

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  Published: 16 Nov 2011 17:30

  High beef prices are not akin to 'property bubble'

  Capacity crowd turns out for talk by experts in advance of BOI Enterprise Week.

• Farming

• New CAP proposals high on agenda for French farmers
• Harvest festival harks back to the old farming traditions
• Attention to detail sees Noel scoop top milk award
• Cavan's most fertile sheep?
• CAP review must consider farming's role in rural economy
• Pottle Meats scores major contract to supply Tesco
• Many farmers in dire straits due to quota shortfall
• IFA rally the troops for budget battle ahead
• Farming needs support in helping economy to recover
• Eggs-traordinary success for Mullagh-based company

• Farming

• Ballinamore Agricultural Show Winners 2011
• Cork dairy cow crowned finest in land at Virginia
• Judgement day beckons for top cows vying for title
• Farmer tells the secret of award-winning cows
• Five jobs lost as Clones firm ordered to close
• Strong EU market keeps beef prices high for farmers
• Experts consider the merits of tyfon for sheep
• Pig farmer warns of more closures if crisis continues
• Lakeland buoyed by dairy market upturn
• New AEOS regime slammed as 'unacceptable'

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• News

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  Published: 1st February, 2012 05:30pm

  IDA: Just one visit a year

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  The Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has moved to defend its record of job creation in Cavan despite figures suggesting the county has faired among the worst in Ireland.

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  Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:30

  A different kind of operation at Cavan General Hospital

  Use the words operation and hospital in the same sentence and it usually means one thing. But some 20 members of staff at Cavan General Hospital are taking a more light-hearted...

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  Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:30

  Septic tank inspections expected to begin in 2013

  The new national scheme for septic tank inspections will supercede the one already operated by Cavan County Council in the county since 2004 with inspections under the new regime...

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  Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:30

  Over €11m in roads funding for county

  Cavan County Council has been given a roads allocation of €11,162,955 to carry out its roads programme in 2012. The amount allocated by the Department of Transport represents...

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  Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:30

  I am one of many - Wilson

  Cavan Fianna Fáil Senator Diarmuid Wilson has said that he is one of the many thousands of Irish people who are being chased by banks as a result of the recession. He made...

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  Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:30

  Burn the bondholders - protesters

  As the Irish government handed over €1.25bn to Anglo Irish Bank's unsecured bondholders last week many Cavan people condemned the decision and voiced their anger at a protest...

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  Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:30

  Hard Boiled Egg sets the record straight

  Popping champagne corks accompanied the momentous occasion, when at 3.30pm on January 26 last, weighing in at a whopping 3.926 kilogrammes the Hard Boiled Egg Café officially...