Farming

The auction scene is getting quieter as the year draws in, but sales are still happening and good money continues to change hands.

The auction scene is getting quieter as the year draws in, but sales are still happening and good money continues to change hands.

The auction scene is getting quieter as the year draws in, but sales are still happening and good money continues to change hands.

November nights that would previously have been filled with discussion group meetings, GAA or music have gone ‘virtual' due to Covid19 restrictions.

Greenhouse gas emissions have reduced in Ireland, reversing the trend of the last four years.

Given the perception that ICMSA is the state's specialist dairy farmer organisation and given the expansion of that sector of farming, do you see ICMSA's voice in Irish farming getting...

Given the perception that ICMSA is the state's specialist dairy farmer organisation and given the expansion of that sector of farming, do you see ICMSA's voice in Irish farming getting...

Ireland's fur farmers face being shut down in the coming weeks due to concerns around a mutant strain of Covid-19

The Carbery Group will focus on growing its cheese markets in Asia after officially opening a new €78m facility at its plant in Ballineen, Co Cork.

The news the country's chief medical officer Tony Holohan is “strongly” recommending that all farmed mink are culled as a matter of urgency has left the country's fur farms “devastated”.

The news the country's chief medical officer Tony Holohan is “strongly” recommending that all farmed mink are culled as a matter of urgency has left the country's fur farms “devastated”.

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Darragh O Brien and the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue today announced the introduction of new measures under the Nitrates Regulations.

The country's farmed mink population will be culled over fears of the further spread of Covid-19 through a variant strain of the virus after a mutated form of the virus...

The Department of Agriculture is investing in the establishment of a National Agricultural Soil Carbon Observatory.

With the last of my beef cattle sold and all my replacement store-cattle bought in, now is a good time to take a good look at how 2020 has turned...

Britain is considering further support measures for agricultural food producers and trying to find a solution for supermarkets as part of its Brexit talks with the European Union over trade...

Two Mid-Cork men have been fined for breaches of health and safety regulations following the death of a farm worker who was killed when a trench collapsed on top of...

“Over 60pc of beef produced in Ireland comes from the dairy herd, and this figure is set to rise over the coming years,” says Des Morrison, a livestock farmer from...

This article is a personal view and reflects my own feelings as a farmer from the border region, contemplating the return of any kind of hard border. At the time...

Origin Enterprises was trading up more than 3pc in Dublin yesterday after the group said there was an improved level of autumn plantings in the UK.

Ireland's application for a Protection Geographical Indicator (PGI) for Irish grass-fed beef is facing increased difficulties with Nothern Ireland's agri industry set to object if Northern beef is not included.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., today confirmed that payments of €46.6 million to 27,200 farmers under the 2020 Beef Finisher Payment (BFP) have commenced.

The system of online only sales at marts may be functioning well, but both farmers and mart managers are looking forward to being allowed return to the sales ring.

A dairy boss has called for a "political decision" so that farmers here can continue benefiting from the export of products made with their milk from the Republic at the...

U.S. farmers sold freshly harvested soybeans directly off their combines for a profit as prices rose to a four-year high this autumn, a welcome change from the losses suffered during...

Shocked residents dealing with a landslide from a wind farm construction site in Donegal were left reeling on the double after getting a letter from the same company telling them...

COILLTE - the state-owned commercial forestry business - has just 16pc of its timber licenced and available for next year, its CEO Imelda Hurley has warned.

Irish transport companies will not be able to avoid the mayhem of England's cross-Channel ports because there is insufficient capacity on direct ferry routes from Ireland to continental Europe, the...

Revenue at agri-services firm Origin Enterprises has fallen in the three months to October 31, in what is traditionally the seasonally quiet first quarter of trading.

After all the aggro, accusations and delays, it's finally weeks away. The National Broadband Plan will actually begin connecting homes in the coming weeks.

IFA President Tim Cullinan has welcomed confirmation that the Beef Finisher Payment (BFP) will be issued to farmers this week.

Thousands of young farmers will lose out on key financial supports this year due to a controversial rule which curtails the payment of supports for new entrants to farming to...

A surge in forced farm sales by vulture funds has been reported by personal insolvency practitioners (PIPs) and the farm organisations.

The application process for the Farm Assist scheme is so complex the head of the Department of Social Protection has said he is surprised any farmer could apply correctly.

The application process for the Farm Assist scheme is so complex the head of the Department of Social Protection has said he is surprised any farmer could apply correctly.

As the year draws in, some people in the trade are questioning the Government's response to the problems Covid restrictions are creating for over-worked and stressed mart staff. Questions are...

Material handling on farms is very often considered a job for a tractor and front end loader. Yet this arrangement is only an adaption of a universal tool, one that...

A senior Department official raised the possibility of intensively stocked dairy farms requiring an EPA licence as far back as May.

Soundings over the possibility of large, intensive dairy farms possibly needing a licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be a warning shot the entire sector takes note of,...

Marts managers are calling for financial support for marts to install online bidding systems and changes to future Level 5 restrictions which might allow ringside buyers.