Last week the mart trade continued to roll along very nicely, although it was noticeable that in some places numbers were a little easier.
IT Tralee pulled a key course for training agricultural mechanics and technicians due to a low level of eligible applicants and difficulty in obtaining sponsors. The college cited three factors behind its decision to cancel the BSc in Agricultural Mechanisation, including the challenge in securing sponsoring employers for those who wished to pursue the programmes...
The Department of Agriculture expressed serious misgivings regarding plans to develop a new beef slaughter plant in Banagher, Co Offaly.
The strongest prices for a decade are being reported for store lambs off the hills, with producers netting a €20-25/hd premium this year on the back of phenomenal farmer demand.
News last week that the Ploughing would return to Laois next year and host the world contest was, no doubt, welcomed by many in the sector.
Since the removal of milk quotas in 2015 the interest among farmers in switching to dairying has increased.
A Westmeath farmer has been fined €1,250 for procurement and possession of an animal medicine to treat ‘redwater' in cattle
