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Posted by The Analyst | 23 June 2020 | Farming
Lough, stock and barrel in Mayo

A 517ac holding with 425ac of mountain grazing, 60ac of pasture and six residential units on five individual sites on the shores of Lough Mask is sure to attract a broad range of customers.

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Posted by The Analyst | 23 June 2020 | Farming
Jim O’Brien: Give me a book you can chew over in small chunks for some real food for thought

I am a slow reader. I like to attribute this to the fact that I write for a living and so I value every word. Others might have a different explanation, but I am sticking to my theory and was relieved recently when a writer I regard highly admitted to me that he too is...

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Posted by The Analyst | 23 June 2020 | Farming
Farmers three times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke, warns new study

More than eight out of 10 male farmers are overweight or obese and are three times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than the general population.

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Posted by The Analyst | 23 June 2020 | Farming
Farm biodiversity study would cost €65m to complete

It could cost at least €65 million to carry out a baseline biodiversity survey on every farm in the country.

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Posted by The Analyst | 23 June 2020 | Farming
Factories: ‘Negative waves’ batter sheep trade as spring lamb quotes sink further

Sunday being Father's Day I eventually got the television to myself - when you've three teenagers in the house during lockdown, that's an achievement.

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Posted by The Analyst | 23 June 2020 | Farming
Export trade to the North driving lift in mart prices

A surge in British beef prices and reduced factory production here have led to a major resurgence in the live export trade to Northern Ireland.

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Posted by The Analyst | 23 June 2020 | Farming
Donegal farmer interfered with water supply to neighbour’s sheep during 2018 drought, court told

A farmer who accused his neighbour of mistreating his sheep by not watering them in scorching hot weather was found to be the real culprit.

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