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Local Fine Gael Councillor and dairy farmer, John Dolan, has described the Prime Time Investigates programme pertaining to the exportation of calves as “disturbing, but not representative of what actually happens in dairy farms”.

Four students from Holy Rosary College (HRC), Mountbellew, have beaten some 600 competitors to be announced as winners of the 2023 Certified Irish Angus Schools’ Competition in Croke Park on March 31.

Dairy farmer, Alan McCormick from Ballina, has been acknowledged for dairy farming excellence at the Aurivo Milk Quality Awards.

Ifac, Ireland’s farming, food and agribusiness professional services firm, in partnership with Aurivo and Teagasc, will host a farm walk in Oranmore next week.

The team at Supermac’s are passionate about their great tasting fresh Irish food, and their farmers and suppliers who supply their best produce. The suppliers have become friends of Pat and Una McDonagh’s over the years. They are keen to share stories of their produce and products, and the McDonaghs are proud that more than 500 suppliers and thousands of farm families throughout the country play a key role in delivering delicious produce to Supermac's every day.

Local councillors have welcomed news that Minister for Tourism, Shane Ross, has appointed Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to progress the greenway from Athlone to Galway.

The President of ICMSA has warned against any complacency that the dairy crisis is over. John Comer said that what he called “the back patting” that followed a one cent per litre increase for July milk now needs to stop and the sector must move decisively towards price ranges above the cost of production.

The board of Aurivo Co-operative Society has this week elected its chairman and vice chairman for 2016/18. Pat Duffy was elected as the chairman of the co-operative and Raymond Barlow was elected vice chairman. Pat Duffy is a dairy farmer from Gortletteragh, Leitrim. He holds a diploma in corporate direction (food business) from UCC and has been a member of the Aurivo board since 2002, serving as vice chairman for six years from 2008 to 2014. Raymond Barlow is also a dairy farmer and is from Riverstown, Sligo. Mr Barlow joined the Aurivo board in 2014.