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Fertility & Breeding Meeting
Centenary Thurles Co-op in conjunction with Dovea Genetics will host a meeting in the Anner Hotel, Thurles on Wednesday 27th March at 8.00p.m. next, to discuss some seasonally important topics relating to efficient Dairy Cow Breeding.
Speakers
Speakers on Wednesday night will include :-
Martin Kavanagh MRCVS: (Well known veterinary surgeon.) Martin will discuss some of the key issues related to farm husbandry, which will improve cow fertility as well as providing advice on vaccination programmes for optimum cow performance.
Dr Ger Ryan: (General Manager of Dovea Genetics.) Ger will give an overview of the Dairy and Beef Sires available from the Dovea Stud, for the forthcoming season.
Joe Kerrigan: (CEO Centenary Thurles Co-Op.) Joe will outline the changes made to the Milk Payment Policy for the 2013/2014 season.
The meeting will conclude with a brief discussion on milk quality.
All are invited to attend for what promises be a very informative meeting, followed by refreshments.
 The economic recovery of the Mid-West Region, will be the main focus of the 18th Annual Mid West Regional Authority (MWRA) Conference, details of which were announced recently. (Note: Latter region consists of the areas of counties Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary, including Limerick city.)
Alan Kelly TD, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport will officially open the Conference at the Horse & Jockey Hotel, County Tipperary, on Friday, 1st March 2013.
“Economic Recovery – Progress in The Regions,” will feature presentations from business, Government and Local Government leaders on the current state of the Irish economy and how Regions such as the Mid West can play a leading role in its eventual recovery.
Speakers will include Tara McCarthy, Director, Food & Beverages, Bord Bia ( “The role of the agri-food industry in Ireland’s economic recovery.” ), Michael Vaughan, President, Irish Hotels Federation ( “The importance of the Tourism Industry to economic recovery in the Regions.” ), Conor Ryan, CEO, Arrabawn Co-Op ( “The role of the Co-Operative Model in economic recovery.” ), and Niall Cussen, Senior Adviser, Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government ( “The role of Government in Regional Economic Recovery.” ).
Cllr. Gerard Darcy, Cathaoirleach of the Mid-West Regional Authority, explained that the upcoming conference will enable key policy makers and implementation bodies at a local, regional and national level to share their expertise on the progress being made regarding regional economic recovery and how balanced regional economic development can be achieved in the future.
“The event will be attended by industry officials and members of local authorities, public and private sector agencies, semi-state and civil society organisations and research institutions involved in the promotion of business and development in Ireland. It provides a wonderful opportunity for those involved or interested in the economic development of North Tipperary, Limerick and Clare to hear from representatives of the some of the key sectors involved in the Region’s economic development,” he added.
Registration: See Brochure HERE. Fee charged is €100.00 per participant, (Latter includes Official Opening Reception, Conference Papers, Teas, Coffees, & Lunch.)
Registration for the upcoming MWRA Conference takes place on the evening of Thursday, 28th February next.
Details: Further details can be obtained from the Mid-West Regional Authority on Tel: (067) 33197; Email: info@mwra.ie, Web: www.mwra.ie.
 Rural dwellers & the farming community in particular, here in Co Tipperary, will welcome the launch today, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), of their new iPhone Application Software (APP), “See it? Say it!”
This App is designed to assist in reporting existing environmental pollution in and around our towns and villages & to make it easy for people to report a pollution incident the first moment it is observed.
Using the App observers can now take a photograph of the pollution incident, input the Global Positioning System (GPS) location coordinates, add a summary description of what you personally wish to convey, your contact details and this will now be automatically sent to your relevant local authority, to be dealt up.
This APP compliments the 24 hour nationwide environmental complaints phone line – Tel: 1850 365 121 – which is already in place. Persons can now report issues such as the backyard burning of rubbish, fly-tipping (Latter the dumping of waste illegally instead of in an authorised rubbish dump,), water pollution, odours and unnecessary littering,(e.g. such as dog fouling on pedestrian walkways, Minister Phil Hogan’s golf buddies & Thurles Town Council make note on agendas of upcoming meetings.) simply by using this new iPhone APP or by phoning the complaints phone line, above stated.
To Download: You can download the APP now from the iTunes APP Store (Search iTunes for: ‘See it Say it’) or visit http://goo.gl/gOJMa. Then, if you spot any environmental pollution or dumping, simply:
- Open the App,
- Take a photograph,
- Add a few simple details including a contact number,
- Submit the complaint.
This APP details will send the complaint to the relevant Local Authority and will make it easy for those investigating to quickly locate the problem.
Remember to keep Thurles & Tipperary looking beautiful.
North Tipperary Deputy Noel Coonan TD has moved to allay concerns concerning the transfer of staff from the Tipperary Veterinary Office to the Garda Vetting Unit, by saying that a front-line presence will remain in the local DVO including a counter service and the office will remain open for business.
Speaking to Thurles.Info today the deputy stated, “I contacted Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney seeking clarification about future staffing at the DVO and I also expressed the concerns of Tipperary farmers who are understandably anxious about this issue. In response, Minister Coveney has issued me with the following reply:-
 “The Department is currently reviewing the administrative support for its 16 District Veterinary Office and in particular, the centralisation of this support in one or more centralised office(s). Centralising administrative procedures would enable the Department to reduce the number of administrative staff it requires to support District Veterinary Office operations and reduce the cost of providing its services.
The administrative functions for Cork have been recently centralised in Cork city and the administrative functions in the Limerick DVO will shortly be transferred to Naas.
The centralisation of administrative functions in other regional offices will be considered in light of the availability of opportunities to redeploy the staff concerned to support other critical public services.
There are no plans to transfer the veterinary service out of the Tipperary office or to close the office, which will continue to be available to the public. Administrative staff are moving to the Garda Vetting Unit in Tipperary town, but a full front-line presence will be maintained in the local Tipperary DVO, including counter service – the office will remain open for business.”
 On the eve of Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney giving a briefing to politicians on the recent horse meat controversy associated with Silvercrest Foods, a second Irish meat processing plant has now tested positive for traces of equine DNA in raw ingredient. Test results have now confirmed that raw material ingredients at Rangeland Foods, Castleblaney, in Co Monaghan are also contaminated and the company has suspended production.
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed findings of 75% DNA in the companies raw ingredients at the plant. This investigation is focusing on the overall supply chain, and the link to the meat trader concerned and others, who initially facilitated the purchase of this product transfer to manufacturers here in Ireland.
These findings come just days after ABP Food Group, owned by Mr Larry Goodman, lost an estimated €45 million in Supermarket contracts to Aldi, Tesco, Burger King and the Co-Operative Group.
Rangeland Foods, established in 1892, employ some 80 staff & have an estimated turnover of some €18million. Production has been suspended at Rangeland and the company state that none of this product has yet entered the food chain.
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has requested Gardaí to join his investigation teams, in an effort to discover whether similar produce has now been used in other meat processing plants.
Supermacs, who have a retail outlet here in Thurles, are buyers of beef burgers from Rangeland Foods, however the former retail “Fast Food Chain” claim to carry out their own independent DNA testing, thus ensuring that the burgers they retail are 100% Irish beef and devoid of equine DNA.
Ireland’s reputation as a producer of high quality food is now in question, in relation to all types of processed meat products currently on sale in our Supermarkets & Fast Food Outlets.
This type of produce is regularly the choice of low income families, whose normal bread winners are currently unemployed. Is there no end to what we are prepared to attempt in order to maximise company profits? Time to return to the high street local family butcher. Time for the Department of Agriculture to name names and allow heads to roll publicly.
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