Macra na Feirme

Rural Youth Organisation, Run by young people for young people.Agricultural,Sports, Performing Arts,Travel,Public Speaking,Community Involvement

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Another Year Over- Rally success in County Wicklow, See the national Website www.macra.ie

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Its happening in the Arklow Bay Hotel, farm tours, business/enterprise ideas, visit the sites of Wicklow, entertainment, over 3 nights

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This weekend see the start of the Macra na Feirme event of the Year. The National Agricultural Conference 2010 AKA 'The Rally'

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Sean Kelly, arrives!

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Questions coming from the room#cap2013

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master kavanagh, laying out rules#cap2013

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The room is full.#cap2013

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local food, -farm gate- over 150 framers markets around the country#cap2013

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PDOs & PGIs? Guess what?#cap2013

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Eu Imports 19million, from Mercosur Coutries,and Only 1billion exported.#cap2013

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Urban Farming...Localised Farming!#cap2013

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The common issue is the consumer!#cap2013

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Raymond O Rourke, Food Lawyer#cap2013

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2013 is about, EU Budget, Rural/Regional Development resources, very important in terms of growing rural areas out of recession#cap2013

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A futher 52% are sustainable with off farm employment#cap2013

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Without subs like NZ, less than 2% of farms in 2009 would have been viable#cap2013

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Major exporting sector- agri food and Bio economy a major source of net export earnings#cap2013

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Cathal O Donohue, CAP ojectives, average farm income, dairy most profitable, 2009 saw the colapse of incomes#cap2013

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Frances Jacobs welcomes partnership with Macra and the EU parliment, #cap2013

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Frances Jacobs, welcomes the partnership between Eu parliment and Macra on this event