Farming

With only days to go, the countdown is on for the National Ploughing Championship 2019. From traffic, weather, and events, below is everything you need to know.

Farmer, Thomas Reid has been denied the opportunity to have Intel Ireland executives cross-examined over their planned $4bn Leixlip investment at a public planning forum.

Talks aimed at resolving the beef crisis dispute will reopen again on Saturday.

The IFA has moved to clarify its position on the 30-month age rule and other criteria applied by factories for farmers to receive a 12c/kg ‘In-spec' bonus payment.

Joe Brady has withdrawn from the IFA presidency race.

Mattie White's farm in Bannow Bay has been in the family for more than 200 years, passed down from one generation to the next, the land and the animals upon...

Hauliers are the lifeblood of Irish agri-business, with 37pc of the country's produce going by truck to the UK and another 34pc to Europe, mostly via land bridge through Britain...

Ballybrada House near Cahir in Tipperary was built by the Denny family of Waterford, who made their fortune in the bacon industry with the famous Denny's brand.

A dispute which has gripped the beef industry for several weeks is now set to affect supermarket shelves.

Aldi has become the first major retailer to confirm difficulties in stocking its shelves with Irish beef.

Glanbia has announced has cut its base milk price, for the second time in two months.

Warm sunny spells have been forecast ahead of the National Ploughing Championships next week.

Padraic Joyce has withdrawn his name from the IFA deputy presidency race.

European wheat futures in Parisended lower on Wednesday, with stocks set to climb following a bumper harvest in France, while there remained stiff competitionin export markets from the Black Sea...

The Minister for Agriculture has been called on to intervene in the nationwide strike by Knackeries which has entered its second day.

The Minister for Agriculture has been called on to intervene in the nationwide strike by Knackeries which has entered its second day.

A secret Whitehall dossier has outlined the disruption the UK could face in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has faced renewed pressure to recall UK parliament after the British Prime Minister was forced to reveal that a no-deal Brexit could trigger medical shortages, food price rises...

A breakthrough is understood to have been reached last night which may end the protests that have brought the beef processing sector to a halt in recent weeks.

Lithuania-born Loneda Curma said she is "not surviving" financially at the moment after being laid off from her job at a pet food packaging plant due to the beef blockades.

Lithuania-born Loneda Curma said she is "not surviving" financially at the moment after being laid off from her job at a pet food packaging plant due to the beef blockades.

It's understood a breakthrough was reached last night that might end the protests which have brought the beef-processing sector to a halt in recent weeks.

FARMERS protesting over beef prices escalated their action in Cork by mounting a demonstration outside the distribution centre of supermarket giants, Musgrave.

Licences have been granted for badger culling in 11 new areas as part of efforts to control tuberculosis in cattle, the Government has announced.

Licences have been granted for badger culling in 11 new areas as part of efforts to control tuberculosis in cattle, the Government has announced.

A farm holding in Bunclody was told for €3.05m when it went up for auction last week.

China granted export licenses to 25 Brazilian meatpacking plants, Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said on Monday, allowing the country's fast-growing protein industry to feed more people in the Asian nation where...

The Beef Plan Movement is to protest at Musgraves in Cork today, as the ongoing beef dispute continues.

I am frequently asked if it is worthwhile for landowners to resist the construction of electric powerlines across their property. Because the powers held by ESB/ Eirgrid are so strong,...

Beef farmers are in the eye of the perfect storm. Brexit, low market prices, poor profitability margins, climate change accusations and beef factory protests all combine to feed the downbeat...

LEVELS of anxiety over Brexit have doubled in an agri-food industry beset by "increasing pressure on multiple fronts", according to professional services firm Ifac.

The country's main meat factories shut their doors yesterday, resulting in the temporary lay-off of 3,000 employees, as hundreds of farmers continue protests over beef prices.

Phil Hogan went to Brussels under a cloud this time five years ago. As the author of two unpopular taxes - one of which did not fly at all -...

Fianna Fáil will seek to veto a €10 increase in the carbon tax in the Budget, Micheál Martin has signalled to his party.

A 132ac farm at Ballyshonin, Berrings, Co Cork, sold under the hammer recently, making €1.37m, or over €10,300/ac.

The country's main meat factories shut their doors yesterday, resulting in the temporary lay-off of 3,000 employees, as hundreds of farmers continue protests over beef prices.

The country's main meat factories shut their doors yesterday, resulting in the temporary lay-off of 3,000 employees, as hundreds of farmers continue protests over beef prices.

Veterinary Ireland has expressed concern over the Government's lack of preparedness for the provision of veterinary inspection services at our ports and/or borders in the event of Brexit.

Hundreds of workers in the Midlands face being laid off due to the unlawful blockade of a pet food manufacturing plant, the High Court has heard.

The Tanaiste Simon Coveney has warned that farmers not buying into collective leadership and expressing their anger without the structure of farming organisations is dangerous for the sector.