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Posted by The Analyst | 27 January 2020 | Farming
Letter: ‘Farmers branded carbon criminals’

Sir - In recent years, much has been written about crime in rural Ireland and theft from vulnerable farmers. However, there is theft going on, and it's almost unnoticed.

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Posted by The Analyst | 27 January 2020 | Farming
FG to offer rural sites to families at cut prices

FAMILIES will be able to buy State-owned sites at knockdown prices as part of a Fine Gael plan to encourage people to move to rural towns and villages.

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Posted by The Analyst | 27 January 2020 | Farming
Elderly farmers must recognise their limitations – HSA

Agriculture remains the most dangerous sector in Irish industry and older farmers are most at risk, the HSA has said.

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Posted by The Analyst | 27 January 2020 | Farming
Combilift co-founder plans to hit €1bn in turnover but is really happiest on factory floor

Martin McVicar walks quickly along one of the four moving assembly lines at Combilift's vast factory in Monaghan, stopping for a quick chat here and to answer a query from a staff member there. "They grab me when they see me because I can be hard to get hold of," says the Combilift co-founder and...

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Posted by The Analyst | 27 January 2020 | Farming
Cattle futures set multi-month lows as China virus fears hit markets

U.S. live and feeder cattle futures touched their lowest prices in months on Friday as traders booked profits amid fears about the spread of a new virus from China.

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Posted by The Analyst | 27 January 2020 | Science & Tech
Google ‘When did Kobe Bryant die’ and it lists day of deadly crash as ‘assassination’

A Google result page for the search "When did Kobe Bryant die," lists Sunday as "date of assassination" instead of "date of death."

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Posted by The Analyst | 27 January 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Rio residents try to bring green to a concrete jungle

Alê Roque wanders the untamed orchard in Rio de Janeiro, pushing aside leaves to point out what she helped plant last year. “This is cacao, developing well ... Look at … Click to Continue »

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