Farming

Angry farmers have lashed out at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), calling its rules and enforcement structure "a joke".

As the saying goes: "When there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants."

THE quality of the national beef kill continues to decline, according to new data from the Department of Agriculture.

Glanbia's move to cut its milk price to under 30c/l has been described as 'unwarranted' and a 'knee-jerk' decision.

A group of Offaly farmers are demanding action over delays to a wind farm development on their lands.

The current all-Ireland dairy economy will be over if the UK pushes ahead with the threatened no-deal exit from the EU on October 31.

THE quality of the national beef kill continues to decline, according to new data from the Department of Agriculture.

There are approximately 770,000 hectares of forest in Ireland with 51pc in state ownership and managed by Coillte.

The current all-Ireland dairy economy will be over if the UK pushes ahead with the threatened no-deal exit from the EU on October 31.

IRISH agriculture needs to reduce its reliance on cattle and future-proof the sector against the threat of new diseases and global economic upheaval, a leading academic has warned.

There is no doubt that forestry has a huge role to play in combatting climate change. We need to protect our old growth forests and plant new trees to provide...

Glanbia's move to cut its milk price to under 30c/l has been described as 'unwarranted' and a 'knee-jerk' decision.

"A little rebellion every now and then is a good thing and is as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical," was the verdict of Thomas...

As the saying goes: "When there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants."

Beef burgers and bottled water will be consigned to history on the Goldsmiths, University of London campus from the start of the new academic year next month.

Nearly 11,000 cattle have been reported either lost or stolen in Northern Ireland in just three years.

Glanbia will pay its Member milk suppliers 29.5c/L including VAT for July manufacturing milk supplies.

Serbia has reported four suspected outbreaks of African swine fever among backyard pigs, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday.

Farm organisations, Meat Industry Ireland, the Department and its agencies to will meet this afternoon to discuss the current beef situation.

Brexit has begun to bite and rural Ireland will be the first to suffer the pain, a leading economist warned.

It looks like summer may truly be over for another year, with Met Éireann forecasting a wet week ahead.

Meat and dairy products could be improved by thousands of bugs in cows' stomachs that have been found by scientists using special DNA technology.

Serious concerns have been expressed at the age profile of farm accident fatalities involving tractors according to the HSA Chief Executive Dr Sharon McGuinness.

The EU Commission has hit back at comments from the IFA that the agreement between the EU and the US on the importation of beef amounted a ‘sweetheart deal with...

Farmers have heavily criticised the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) over its legal warning on protesting outside meat plants.

The toxic relationship between farmers and the meat industry must come to an end, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has warned.

A cow named 'Ghost' narrowly avoided becoming a sea phantom thanks to the prompt response of a courageous RNLI crew.

Despite being caught up in a bitter dispute with processors over prices, hundreds of beef farmers from around the country were determined to keep the atmosphere of the Tullamore Show...

Agricultural Minister Michael Creed has said the ‘toxicity' between farmers and the meat industry must come to an end.

With plans for new peat-fired stations having been blocked and the Government's Climate Action Plan imposing ever-tighter environmental regulations, what does the future now hold for Bord na Móna?

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed is confident of making progress in the dispute between farmers and beef processors as both sides prepare to meet tomorrow.

Bronagh O Rourke is only just getting used to being called a farmer.

Up to 60,000 rural and urban dwellers alike are expected to attend the country's premier livestock show in Tullamore today.

Yan Wenliu leans on the side of his cart as he prepares to leave his sugarcane field in Southwest China, bewildered by the formidable new pest that has ambushed his...

The latest sheep census report confirms the importance of the sheep sector for Irish farming.

In my time advising farmers I have encountered many occasions where I'm faced with the difficult task of making a judgement call on whether my client sitting in front of...

It began outside a west Cork beef processing plant on a balmy Sunday evening in late July with just 10 people.

'We have nothing to lose at this stage" is a common response from farmers when asked why they took to the streets in recent days. But returns from beef farming...

Fianna Fáil wants the European Commission to investigate the beef industry "from the farm to the table" to see who is making the most profits.

The Beef Plan Movement last night suspended its protests in the face of threatened legal action and after agreeing to enter talks with the meat factories.