Despite the onslaught of Covid-19 and Brexit, and an autumnal raft of stark national economic forecasts, the last two weeks of September still produced a veritable gold rush of land sales with most properties up for auction selling under the hammer and prices of up €20,000/ac paid for farmland.
Andrew Antonov's three-acre farm in Monasterevin, Co Kildare is buzzing with alternative species. Andrew, originally from Ukraine, traded life as a builder for life on the farm as he looked to make ends meet during the 2008 downturn.
The Department of Agriculture must provide clarity on the terms and conditions that will apply to GLAS contracts if the scheme is rolled over, the INHFA insists.
The State's competition watchdog has cautioned the Department of Justice against putting in place barriers to entry to the meat processing sector, the Farming Independent can reveal..
In a blow to the beef industry here the new owners of major UK supermarket chain ASDA has committed to sourcing 100pc British beef.
The standard tipping trailer has been around for a long time and its relative simplicity has stood it in good stead over the years. However, as tractors get bigger and operations more intense, it is no surprise that trailer design principles are now being revisited in a bid to improve the transport of forage and...
Countries involved in managing bluefin tuna fisheries are set to face-off over a Japanese proposal to raise its catch quotas for the fish, highly prized for sushi and sashimi. At … Click to Continue »
