Macra na Feirme

Our National Macra raffle is now live and we would love your support 💙 🚙 1st Prize: CFMOTO UFORCE 600 Side by Side RTV 🐮 2nd Prize: Top-tier Cattle Crush ✈️ 3rd Prize: €1000 Travel Voucher Tickets now—available online or through your Macra club. All proceeds go to Macra, so don’t miss out on these superb prizes! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/e7fzgecb #macranafeirme #winbig

Hard to believe that this fantastic IFA Farmer Health Checks programme funded by @DAFM in collaboration with @croi, Health Service Executive, Teagasc and @icos is reaching the final furlong with 4 more events to go and their original 1000 health checks already smashed in just 6 weeks and several thousands health packs disseminated since it was launched in late September. So far that’s over 1000 farmers in ireland who now know their health numbers and are armed with excellent information to help them make smart health choices and create healthier futures for themselves and their families. There were also a number of lives saved when quite a number were red flagged to hospital so high was their risk of stroke and heart attack - men and women. Delighted to see @teresaroche Chair of IFA Farm Families and Social Affairs welcoming Macra na Feirme President @elainehoulihan to learn about more the project and get her checks done at the Limerick mart yesterday. I have loved been part of this project since its inception and am looking forward to writing the evaluation and discovering just what impact the project has had across the farming community in ROI. What’s for certain is the example laid by the HSS (Northern Trust) through its Farm Family Health Checks programme over the past 10+ years in Northern Ireland and the ongoing impact of the industry/commercial/agency representative NI Agri-Rural Health Forum, led by Dr Rebecca Orr and supported by the Public Health Agency and Rural Support has been crucial in leading the way for this sort of positive intervention for improved farmer health across these islands. I’m hopeful that the IFA project won’t see its end on the 15th November as it’s much needed and appreciated by the farmers and their families in the South. But time and funding will tell the tale in due course. Pics credit: IFA #niagriruralhealthforum CAFRE - College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise NFU Mutual NFU (National Farmers' Union) Irish Farmers Journal Victoria Ross Pamela Caldwell Kevin Doherty Keelin Reilly Bryan Monson

🌟 HIRING 🌟 - Events Co-Ordinator - Maternity Cover (Minimum 6 Months from 01 Jan 2025) For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/e8fiAjk4 Applications are invited by email to the following address ddillon@macra.ie, please apply with a copy of your CV with a letter outlining your suitability for the position. The closing date for completed applications is 5 PM on Friday 15th of November 2024. Please share if you know anyone who may be suitable for the job. #hiring

We are delighted to announce that we officially launched our EWE book in partnership with our mental health initiative Make The Moove this weekend at our 80th Annual National Conference 💙 Thanks to minister of state Martin Heydon for providing us a grant to help fund our book 🙌🏼 Small steps to make big changes 💙 If you want to learn more about Make The Moove you can head over to our website https://makethemoove.ie/ 👏🏼 #makethemoove #mentalhealthmatters #ruralireland #eweokay #ewebook

Delighted to get the opportunity to have a fireside chat with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue at today’s Macra na Feirme national conference in Naas. We spoke about issues that affect young farmers including: ➡️ Generational Renewal ➡️ TAMS ➡️ Multi Annual Schemes ➡️ Commission on generational renewal ➡️ Changes in the recent Budget ➡️ Upcoming general election ➡️ Succession and Inheritance Well done to Elaine Houlihan and the Macra rally committee on their 80th anniversary conference and banquet weekend 👏🏻

I was delighted to join Macra for the biggest social event of its annual calendar today, the Macra Annual Conference/Rally 2024 in Kildare. Congratulations to everyone associated with Macra na Feirme on the organisation's 80th anniversary.

Delighted to have National Broadband Ireland as sponsors for this year's Club of the year and best new member awards. 🏆 Competition takes place at Macra's 80th year national conference on in Lawlor's hotel, Naas from October 25th - 27th 👏

Congratulations to Christopher Cahill the FBD Insurance 2024 Young Farmer of the Year 🏆 Also a big congratulations to all the other prize winners! #youngfarmeroftheyear

Our Launch for for Pre Budget Submission for 2025 and National Lobbying Day took place in Buswells hotel in Dublin yesterday afternoon 👏🏼 Over 60 elected representatives attended and engaged with us about our pre budget submission. Our pre budget is based on generation renewal and has 5 key action areas. 1. Agricultural supports for young farmers 2. General practice healthcare 3. Housing 4. Transport 5. Rural wellbeing What a day and thanks to everyone who came! 👏🏼 #macranaferime #prebudgetdiscussion

A huge thank you to Dwayne Shiels, our 2023 FBD Insurance Young Farmer of the Year winner for being a fantastic ambassador for the award this year. 👏🏼🏆 The video highlights what winning the award meant to Dwayne and captures his love for farming in Donegal. Have you got what is takes to be the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year? 👀 Applications are now open on the Macra website by copying and pasting the link below https://lnkd.in/eQaUBqiC Best of luck everyone!! 💚💚