Farming

A farmer tested positive for both cocaine and cannabis when he was stopped driving his tractor during a routine checkpoint recently in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal.

The full impact on Brexit for the Irish food sector will become apparent in the medium term rather than over the next six to 12 months, the Teagasc Outlook 2021...

IFA and Bord na Móna (BNM) held the first meeting of their new collaborative working group on the semi-state company's bog rewetting project last week.

Conor Mulvihill – Dairy Industry

The “mature discussion” being called for in the dairy sector will taste like sour milk to a lot of farmers.

Gavin Treacy started farming for himself when his neighbour gifted him and his sister, Andrea, two suck lambs in 2008. Those surplus suck lambs from their neighbour helped Gavin start...

Farmers in Cork and Limerick often complain that Kerry customers, their pockets bulging with Kerry shares, provide stiff competition when they cross the border from the Kingdom to buy the...

A remote part of Kerry is being used by the world's richest man, Elon Musk, as a location for a pilot project in the roll-out of a new satellite broadband...

‘A cut to the national herd is inevitable, it's necessary. But the cut should occur on the beef side first.” This is leading economist Professor John Fitzgerald's frank view on...

Plans to continue convergence were put on ice this year by Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue, who said that due to the “enormous logistical and operational requirements in the process, the...

Irish farmers dodged a €470m income hit thanks to the pre-Christmas Brexit Deal, and will enjoy a modest lift in farm profits this year, Teagasc has forecast.

THE debate about the future of dairy expansion must begin with a recognition of the crisis facing Irish beef farming, leading economist Professor John Fitzgerald has warned.

Debt levels on Irish dairy farms remain among the lowest globally, despite the massive expansion the sector has seen over the last decade.

There's an old rule in PR that if you're explaining, you're losing. By this measure, the dairy sector has been losing for some time. Farmers have themselves and their leaders...

Concern over a new 40-day export residency rule for livestock going to Great Britain (GB) has been raised by mart managers and breed societies.

John Deere upgraded its fiscal 2021 earnings forecast after profit more than doubled in the first quarter on improved demand for farm and construction machines and a higher adoption rate...

Most winter crop have come through the winter relatively unscathed, although some crops have been affected by the weather and pests.

It's springtime on the farm again and with it our hopes and expectations are refreshed for the year ahead. Preparations are complete, the calving has started, the grass is growing,...

Two men jailed by the High Court over their interference with a bank's lawful takeover of a farm and house which was the subject of a controversial eviction in 2018...

On Monday evening I settled down to watch Nationwide on RTÉ. It's always good viewing and brings a glimpse of different parts of Ireland into one's living room each week.

A turf war has broken out over who has the best interests of traditional fuel users at heart.

The closing date for submissions on a new agri-environmental scheme, due to launch with a pilot this year, is next week.

The closing date for submissions on a new agri-environmental scheme, due to launch with a pilot this year, is next week.

Live exports fell by 25pc last year new figures show, as Covid impacted markets here and abroad.

The long-awaited Fair Deal scheme should be “operational” by the summer Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has said,

Ulster Bank owner NatWest Group (NWG) intends to begin a phased withdrawal from the Republic of Ireland.

Frustrations over a lack of clarity on the next sitting of the Beef Market Taskforce flared in the Dáil yesterday.

Frustrations over a lack of clarity on the next sitting of the Beef Market Taskforce flared in the Dáil yesterday.

Public consultation on “a draft scoping report” for the environmental assessment of Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 has opened, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.

Soaring deer numbers in Killarney has led to calls for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to purchase winter feed for the highly protected animals so they remain within...

The application process for the 2021 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the Greening Scheme has now opened, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.

The first step towards a nationwide ban on the sale and burning of smoky coal and the regulation of other fuels – including peat, turf and wood – has been...

The UK government has conceded that some “non-tariff trading barriers” have emerged due to the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.

Recently I came across an article on the ‘BBC News' by the journalist and human rights activist Amy Booth in which she examined the rapid reduction in the number of...

Argentina is investigating consumer firms including Danone, Procter & Gamble and Unilever, along with food producers like Bunge, over accusations they have deliberately held back production amid a government clampdown...

I have had to buy cattle online in recent weeks due to the lockdown. A couple of weeks ago I bought a heifer weanling online at a mart and it...

Ulster Bank must make a commitment not to sell its loan book to a vulture fund, the IFA has warned.

Q: What is the scale of Ulster Bank's operations in this market?

The story of a family company is rarely a narrative in a straight line.

Researchers in Ireland and Wales have been awarded €2.7m to explore the development of oat varieties that are climate-resistant and have high nutritional value and superior health benefits.