A father who lost his son in a tragic farm accident has called for a proper tractor licensing process to be put in place.
The pressure on live exports at EU level has stepped up a gear following the decision by Holland to effectively halt animal shipments to non-EU states.
The vast majority of slurry (84pc) continues to be applied via the splash-plate method, a new study by Teagasc has found.
The farm sector is teetering on the cusp of a serious drought this week, with grass covers crashing on highly stocked farms and cereal crops on light land under severe stress.
It's quiet in the 3Arena. There's not a sound coming out of Vicar Street. Dolan's Warehouse is silent. The Marquee in Cork is idle.
The crows woke me this morning. The din of the creatures outside the house was such that I feared a full-scale battle was in progress on the lawn. When I eventually got up and opened the window they took off, cawing rapaciously as they went.
This is a tale of two fashion queens on very different roadmaps to reopening their businesses.
