Farming

With the harvest complete on my farm, it's almost time to put the combine away for another year, bar a few days cutting beans for local farmers.

The meat industry is set to ramp up pressure on the Government to ask the EU for money to support beef prices.

A glut of 70,000 cattle has been created as a result of the marathon beef dispute between farmers and meat protestors.

As the beef dispute looks set to slip into its seventh week, the defiance of some of the protesting farmers appears to be deepening, despite numerous rounds of talks and...

Rural Ireland "does not have a future in the 21st century" unless fibre broadband is delivered to every home, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned.

The sun is finally set to shine on the National Ploughing Championships this week.

An alliance of high profile farming organisations has been formed to promote a positive message about meat and dairy.

A critical agreement on the CAP budget post 2020 should be reached by the end of the year, EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has said.

Co-ops have been slammed over 'cynical' cuts to their milk price for August supplies. Glanbia announced last week a reduction of 1c/l from its July base price to 28c/l including...

Agriculture Minister Michael creed has told protesting farmers "the future of the Irish Beef Sector is in your hands. Please don't be responsible for its destruction," in an open letter.

Agriculture Minister Michael creed has told protesting farmers "the future of the Irish Beef Sector is in your hands. Please don't be responsible for its destruction," in an open letter.

ICSA beef chair Edmond Graham has said if the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme is undersubscribed, any unused funds should be directed to increase the compensation for eligible farmers.

WEATHER at this year's National Ploughing Championship will be the polar opposite of last year with temperatures of up to 22C expected during three days of sunshine.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today reopened the online application facility for the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM).

It was a muddy sort of a day when I went to East Cork last year in search of the family of the late Thady Kelleher.

Representations from groups protesting outside meat factories are attempting to secure beef price rises from individual meat plants it has emerged.

Under the deal, beef producers will benefit from an immediate increase in a range of bonuses, including:

Protesting farmers at factory gates could yet reject the deal that was agreed by the main farming organisations yesterday to end weeks of protests.

Public Authorities cannot always be blamed when CPO compensation is inadequate or totally lost. Owners are always invited to submit detailed claims for compensation, and the authority must respond.

The All Ireland Beef Bullock Championship Strokestown Agricultural Show last weekend was described as "the best in years".

Banning the use of the splash-plate slurry spreading on derogation farms would cure a lot of agriculture's emission issues, a Teagasc scientist has maintained.

Storm Powell went to Templemore Mart to get farmers' views on the beef protests and forestry planting.

It can take up to 20 years to see results from a rewetted bog so farmers must be patient, a University of Limerick scientist has said.

The second half of the harvest season has been challenging but thankfully the end is in sight in most regions. In the north-east, where winter wheat is the most prominent...

A 170ac portion of a 186ac residential farm at Bohola, Co Mayo sold by public auction last week, making €820,000, well in advance of its guide.

No matter how far we are from our school days, our body clocks seem to follow the academic calendar. I think we are more inclined to look at serious changes...

The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has confirmed that agreement had been reached between Meat Industry Representatives and farm organisations (IFA,ICMSA,ICSA, Macra na Feirme, INHFA, the Beef Plan Movement and...

It is still uncertain if protesting farmers will accept a new agreement reached this afternoon between Meat Industry Representatives and farm organisations to resolve a marathon dispute over beef prices.

The Animal Collectors Association (ACA) whose members operate knackeries, says it will attend a meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Monday.

The rollout of high-speed broadband to rural Ireland has been further delayed, communications minister Richard Bruton has confirmed.

A power outage at the Department of Agriculture created massive upheaval last week. It had nothing to do with talks to end the ongoing row over beef prices, Brexit or...

Newly-appointed EU Commissioner Phil Hogan believes inroads could be made as early this week in Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU.

US President Donald Trump would love nothing more than to announce an end to the trade war with China and relief for his country's farmers, who have been hit especially...

With beef talks scheduled to resume today, Wicklow livestock farmer and IFA's National Livestock Committee Chairman, Angus Woods, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, to invite Supermac's...

A hard Brexit tariff scenario would lead to an existential crisis for cross border dairy trade and Northern Irish milk, Dale Farm CEO Nick Whelan has said.

If cows are too fat or too thin, farmers face difficulties at or after calving. It is key to have cows calving down in the right condition.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his ministers are wrapped up in the potential fallout from Brexit on thousands of jobs in the agri-food industry.

Farmers have called for clarity over the importation of beef from the United Kingdom that is certified as Irish and carrying a Bord Bia stamp.

Croke Park is preparing for the disruptive winds of Brexit with a new farm in north Dublin where the association grows everything from the grass to the grub for the...

Organisers for the National Ploughing Championships have said they don't "feel the need" to increase security at this year's event amid the ongoing beef protests.