No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

jus reading last thursdays farmers journal, jeez a full on assault on suckler cows, very hard to see there being many of them left in 10 years time. there really gunning for them, i seen this coming 3 or 4 years ago but it seems they dont care anymore they are happy to come out and say it, get rid of suckler cows so we can keep dairy cow numbers. very blatant now, i wonder what the thinking is on sheep ? do they want them eradicated now too?

Its typical of John Fitzgerald and his type that are on the committee pushing this greenwash that while attacking Sucklers, and they r then pushing even more intensive livestock models for pigs and poultry with all the attendant animal welfare and pollution issues

https://www.noteworthy.ie/factory-farm-epa-applications-5941942-Dec2022/

Eventually mainstream media will crank up the pressure on the climate agenda and people will eventually change their habits and suckler farming in Ireland will suffer greatly.

I bought a new Yamaha this year, there is no value in any of the secondhand quads at all out there I found

I see the Jalex commercial show herd in Co. Antrim have three heifers missing presumed stolen.

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/show-heifers-feared-stolen-from-antrim-farm-740621

They edited the facebook post in that journal link to say they've magically appeared this morning.

(You'd be half wondering was it for publicity for his sale. Otherwise whoever got spooked and returned them.)

Meanwhile , Ryanair announces five new routes from Cork Airport and increases the flight frequency on eleven other routes.

Good to see we are all in this together !

There was a business man interviewed on radio 1 once when the negotiations were ongoing in one of the Cop-out conventions. He was saying Ireland is in a great position to lower emissions as we export so much food. He maintained all we need is enough for our own population. He was an educated fool but emphasised other countries hadn't got the scope to reduce emissions in agriculture as they were food importers or and had large industrial output. Naturally enough non agricultural industry was not to be touched.

This is what we're up against. Throw in the cow is being blamed for everything in the EU, English speaking world, vegan culture religion in high circles/media.

We're rabbits caught in headlights in this country.

The enviros are trying to play farmer against farmer here to just even get 50% of what they want. What they want is reduced output to really just feed ourselves. The cynic in me says Putin is putting money into them to cause disruption in the EU. Russia has already been found to be funding enviros in Germany who objected and protested to nuclear power plants and to even get gas declared emissions free. Putin was a handler in his Germany days for the leader of a terrorist (if there was ever any else) neo nazi group in Western Germany. He needs chaos in countries that are his enemy. Back to the food and who benefits from reduced EU output. The Brics countries benefit which includes Russia as a food exporter. Enough was made of this fact by Russian supporters in with all the potential African people dying of hunger. Enviros also nearly showed their hand here in nearly championing Russia for this.

Back to here our Minister for Heritage.

Who has now funded a bio data centre to be run as a company. Basically a wildlife info gathering centre who will now be able to advocate to government based on info gathered but here's the kicker. It claims it'll be independent of government but it allows the way it'll be funded to be funded by outside interests. It'll now be beholding to those outside financiers. The same way an Taisce has been set up.

There's huge money to be made in being disruptive.

As for the farmers in this country. We're dirt on their shoes.

We really need representation in this country and not be rolling over for everything.

I agree with this sentiment to the point I had to check I didn't write it myself!!

Livestock agriculture will eventually be sacrificed in Ireland to protect the golden goose (multinationals).

I'd bet one of the larger Pharmaceutical facilities add's more value to the Irish economy each year than all the livestock on the island.

I'd also bet one large pharmaceutical facility is more harmful to the environment than all the livestock on the island.

The carbon figures will be twisted and no one will question it, and our food requirements will be outsourced.

In A&E with the young lad since 1 today. He was triage around half 3 and then brought into A&E around half 5. Still in there taking up space on someone while they wait for a surgeon to come and confirm he should be checked in. There must be a better system than him taking a bed to wait.

Place is manic too. Staff under serious pressure. I don't know how they stick it

Jesus. It's an actual wonder this is being broadcast on RTE with the farmer bashing lately. The council's status would surprise nobody in this country however.

Now if it were on the other foot and a farmer was found polluting. Well then put me down for overtime and there's days out to be had on this one.

The big red lake?

Don't know.

See can you find your family name on this great map, covering Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman names. Scroll up a bit.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120001836#Comment_120001836

Still concentrated in the one spot as back then, shake a bush down in this county one of us would fall out a fella told me before. Worked with a little dub before who was amazed when ever i had to give my name for permits and the like everyone with the book mentioned the county straight away.