Farming

Liam Whyte is used to sheep and people straying off course.

Reduced fertiliser usage, lower stocking rates and ambitious biodiversity targets have been set for dairy farms participating in a new Teagasc environmental programme.

Premium prices are being paid by the factories for Angus and Hereford cattle, as buoyant supermarket selling of beef from traditional breeds has driven demand.

The sheep trade continues to prosper, with momentum building ahead of the Christmas trade, and a shortage of numbers driving prices upwards.

With in-person auctions postponed or cancelled, some sales have been transferred to online platforms and others are taking the private treaty route.

It is said that no man is an island. But given the solitary nature of farming, some farmers can become very isolated, particularly in the strange times we are living...

THE price of farm drugs will skyrocket due to a vet ‘monopoly' if a controversial Department of Agriculture proposal on changes to the supply of veterinary medicines is implemented, pharmacists...

The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture is under fire from farmers, sawmills, manufacturers and forest owners across the country.

Like many farmers, Shane Naughton has changed his strategy over the years in the search for a viable and sustainable drystock farming model.

Dairygold has maintained its October Quoted Milk Price at 31.75cpl, based on standard constituents of 3.3% Protein and 3.6% Butterfat, inclusive of bonuses and VAT.

The weather is set to be “unsettled” over the coming days with “cooler conditions” as winter really sets in.

For the past few years, a stretch of low-lying bogland in Co Offaly has been the go-to place for parents and their young children at Christmas time. It is here,...

The WHO says the risk of catching COVID-19 from frozen food is low, but China has repeatedly sounded alarms after detecting the virus on packaging of products ranging from German...

Clara in Co Offaly has a strong history of enterprise and job creation. This was largely due to Goodbodys, a family of Quaker entrepreneurs from Mountmellick who established a presence...

The winter feeding is now in full swing now with nearly all the stock housed.

By the middle of last week, I was receiving reports of quality assured Angus bullocks being bought in the south on a base of €3.65/kg while further north Des Morrison...

I was trying to jog my old memory for the formula for Pythagoras's Theorem this week.

TURKEY, geese and chicken farmers preparing for peak Christmas sales have been warned to take every bio-security precaution after a second case of avian flu was confirmed in Ireland.

Chinese feed producers, pig farmers and traders are reshaping the global grain market as they scour the world for supplies amid a domestic shortfall that sent local corn prices to...

Herefords have been the dominant breed on the Carroll family farm in south Wexford for over a century, making it one of the oldest and largest ‘white head' pedigree herds...

IT'S the time of year to look back on how well the farm has performed in 2020 while also looking ahead to 2021 in preparation for another year of dairying.

The last time Limerick hosted the national ploughing championships was in 1991. The location was Crecora, a parish about 12km south of the city, and the ploughing in those days...

The go-ahead has been given by An Bord Pleanala to construct a 32km paved greenway “road development” in south Kerry.

A Latvian beef farmer who was working in Ireland as an international lorry driver has been jailed for eight years after he agreed to transport over €2.5 million worth of...

His parents expected Kyran O'Grady would be an accountant. Their boy appeared set fair for life in an office when he enrolled on the business studies course in UCD. After...

Massive financial supports will be needed to carry the food sector through Brexit, according to a new report.

Contrary to popular belief, many people are still choosing to live the druid life, even in places such as Kerry.

A slow-moving crisis threatens the U.S. Central Plains, which grow a quarter of the nation's crops. Underground, the region's lifeblood – water – is disappearing, placing one of the world's...

Glanbia Ireland (GI) will pay a base milk price for October of 30.18 cpl (including VAT) for creamery milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein.

A High Court challenge has been initiated aimed at preventing gun club members from being prosecuted for shooting game during the currency of the Level 5 restrictions.

A High Court challenge has been initiated aimed at preventing gun club members from being prosecuted for shooting game during the currency of the Level 5 restrictions.

Veterinary Ireland is calling for the culling of minks in Ireland “as soon as is practically possible” after a Coronavirus mutation was detected in Denmark.

New research on the Irish dairy industry post quota compared to key international counterparts shows that Irish farmers recieved the lowest milk price, but had best profit margins.

A five-year-old girl who lost her mum and sister in an accident earlier this year has been hailed as a "little miracle" following her amazing recovery.

The turning back of the clocks signals the beginning of winter for many, and for me it saw the end of the dairy grazing season. Cows were housed full-time on...

We finally have a president-elect in the US, after days of the world being glued to the election count —unless of course, the Trump team succeeds in its legal ambitions.

A meat processing group co-owned by ABP recorded a pre-tax loss of €1.29m last year after a drop in revenues.

Agricultural advisors will be trained up under a new programme next year to help farmers deal with physical and mental health issues.

Factories lift their official quotes for lamb by 5-10c/kg while one plant, Kildare Chilling, lifts its offer for cull ewes by 10c/kg.

Record prices were paid for in-calf commercial heifers at a special online-only sale in Elphin Mart in Roscommon.